Ben Tyner last seen two years ago today

On January 26, 2019, around 2:00 pm, Ben Tyner was last seen.

It was not until two days later that he would be reported missing when his horse was located alone by loggers in the area.

What followed was an extensive, week-long search that turned up no trace of the Wyoming Cowboy, who had been working at Nicola Ranch.

Tyner’s family came to Merritt to join the search and on February 13th made an emotional plea to the community for information.

“If you have any information that can lead to us finding him, no matter how insignificant it might seem, we would be so truly grateful,” plead Tyner’s Mom Jennifer. “To say that we are heartbroken is an understatement.”

With emotion ringing through her voice she continued to read from a prepared statement.

“Our hearts are shattered, and our lives have been thrown into turmoil. We feel that we are only shells of the people we were before our son Ben Tyner went missing over two weeks ago,” she said. “To think that I will never again see his smile or hear his infectious laugh. Never see him realize his dream, never have him wrap his arm around me again, is unthinkable.”

Just over a month later, on March 19, the RCMP would rule Tyner’s disappearance suspicious.

The Tyner disappearance has remained an open investigation for the RCMP for the past two years.

The BC RCMP has confirmed to Q101 that a full press release on the disappearance will be released some time this week.

More to come