Human remains found near West Point Beach identified as missing Quebec man.

April 20, 2023
West Point , Prince Edward Island

News release

Human remains that were found near West Point Beach, PEI, have now been positively identified as a missing 68-year-old man from Quebec.

On March 21, 2023, at approximately 2:45p.m., West Prince RCMP responded to a report that human remains had been found on a beach at West Point. A witness had been walking on the beach when they made the discovery.

On April 20, 2023, those remains were positively identified as a 68-year-old Man from Quebec, who had gone missing in the waters off the area of Cap-des-Rosiers in Quebec., on December 30, 2022.

Our thoughts are with the grieving family and community at this time.

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Contact information

Gavin Moore (Cst)
Media Relations Officer / Agent des relations avec les médias
RCMP PEI / GRC – IPE

File number: 2023371517

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