The BC Coroners Service, assisted by the West Vancouver Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit, is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who was found deceased aboard a BC Ferries vessel.

The man was observed walking around the Departure Bay terminal in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, and talking to people for approximately an hour before the last sailing. He boarded the ferry for Horseshoe Bay as a foot passenger shortly before it departed at 9 p.m. The man was later found collapsed on the upper car deck. He could not be resuscitated. There is no evidence of foul play in this death. 

This individual is Caucasian and is estimated to be between 50 and 60 years of age. He had light blue-green eyes and a fair complexion, with light brown hair in a buzz-cut style. He was 178 cm. (5 ft., 10 in.) tall and weighed 72 kilograms (160 pounds). He had the following tattoos: 

• Large wolf-like animal with bared teeth, right forearm.
• Celtic band, right upper arm.
• "Thumper" rabbit, right pelvic area.

He was wearing glasses, a black-and-white checked shirt over a light-weight black jacket, jeans, and black Nike shoes with a fluorescent green/yellow swoosh. He carried no baggage of any kind.

Anyone with information which may help identify this man is asked to call:

• Coroner Lisa Graham at 604 660-2556
• West Vancouver Police Sergeant Anne Mason at 604 925-7316
• West Vancouver Police non-emergency number at 604 925-7300

Photos of the man may be found at: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/unidentified-cases/2014-0376-0031.htm.

Reference: B.C. Coroners Service file number 2014-0376-0031; West Vancouver Police Department file number 2014-1750

For further information, please contact:

Dr. Bill Inkster
Manager, Identification and Disaster Response Unit
BC Coroners Service
604 660-8198