Mother of missing person Charles Yvon Mercier has posted to Facebook that Powell River RCMP told her remains discovered Friday, October 2 in Townsite are those of her son.
RCMP are still not commenting on a connection between human remains discovered last week and the ongoing search for the missing Powell River man, despite a stream of condolence messages for the man posted on Facebook on Thursday, October 8.
“Nothing new yet,” said corporal Aaron Hamilton on Friday morning, October 9. “We’re still waiting for some information from the coroner’s department.”
Mercier’s mother Wilma Tworek posted early Thursday morning "the police confirmed tonight that the remains they found in Powell River was my son Charlie." Condolence messages on Mercier’s own Facebook page from family and friends also began appearing early Thursday morning.
When asked to comment about the social-media activity, Hamilton said he was not aware of any RCMP communication with Mercier’s family.
RCMP has been searching for Mercier since September 25. Human remains were discovered in Townsite near the Wildwood bridge on Friday, October 2.
