Missing Surrey hunter found dead near Stump Lake

MERRITT, B.C. — RCMP say a Surrey hunter reported missing in the Merritt area has been found dead.

Shi Liu, 47, travelled to the Merritt area on a hunting trip last week. Friends and family called RCMP when he did not return home.

Wednesday morning (Sept. 19), RCMP were contacted by the man’s friends, who had located him in a remote area near Peter Hope Lake, southeast of Stump Lake.

Liu’s vehicle had gone off the road and down an embankment. He was dead at the scene.

RCMP say foul play is not suspected and the B.C. Coroners Service is taking over the investigation.

“We ask that everyone give the family privacy during this difficult time,” says Sgt. Josh Roda of Merritt RCMP in a release. “We want to remind the public to tell someone where you are going in the back woods, when you plan to return and to have a plan if something goes wrong.”