Dead couple identified

RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service have now positively identified the two individuals, who were found dead inside a Shuswap Lake home last week.

On the afternoon of November 5, Chase RCMP responded to a residence located in the 2200-block of Fraser Road in Anglemont B.C., after a deceased man and woman were discovered inside the home.

The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit with the assistance of the Chase RCMP continue to investigate the sudden deaths.

“The identity of each of the deceased person discovered inside the home has been confirmed by the RCMP and the BC Coroners Service,” said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, spokesperson for the BC RCMP Southeast District. “I can now share that the deceased have been positively identified as a 62-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman. The man and woman were known to each other.”

O’Donaghey added RCMP continue to believe the tragic incident was an isolated event.

“No suspects are being sought at this time, nor is there any danger to the public,” said O’Donaghey.