News that RCMP in Manitoba have likely discovered the bodies of two B.C. fugitives that have been the subject of a Canada-wide manhunt is sa国际传媒渁bsolutely devastating,sa国际传媒� says Port Alberni Mayor Sharie Minions.
Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, both of Port Alberni, were suspected in the deaths of three people in northernB.C. in mid-July. They were last seen on July 22 near Gillam, Man., and since then, the RCMP, the military and countless others have conducted an intense cross-country search that covered more than 11,000 square kilometres.
sa国际传媒淲e are definitely saddened by the news today, as a city and as a community. Itsa国际传媒檚 definitely not the outcome that we had hoped for,sa国际传媒� Minions said.
sa国际传媒淣o matter how you look at it, there has been so much tragedy. This has affected people across the country, and across the world. Wesa国际传媒檙e thankful the search at least has come to a conclusion.sa国际传媒�
Minions said she has not reached out to the young mensa国际传媒檚 families yet. sa国际传媒淥ver the last couple of weeks, I have tried to respect their privacy. But I am planning to reach out now,sa国际传媒� she said.
The families of McLeod and Schmegelsky were not available for comment on Wednesday.
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Gillam Mayor Forman said itsa国际传媒檚 not a surprise they were found dead.
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Deesesa国际传媒檚 brother, British Deese, told The Associated Press that the family needed time to process the news that the suspectssa国际传媒� bodies had been found.
sa国际传媒淲e are speechless,sa国际传媒� he said in a text message, declining further comment.
sa国际传媒� with files from The Canadian Press
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