The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man whose body was recovered from Seton Lake near Lillooet on July 6, 2013.

He is Jean Claude Guye-Vuilleme, aged 72, from Cache Creek.

Mr. Guye-Vuilleme was witnessed by other users of the recreation area to walk into the water at Seton Beach on Seton Lake shortly after 2 p.m. on July 6. Shortly afterward, bystanders rescued him from the lake. He was transported by ambulance to hospital in Lillooet, but could not be revived.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

For further information, please contact:

Larry Marzinzik
Regional Coroner, Interior Region
BC Coroners Service
250 861-7429