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Remains found near Ucluelet are those of missing men, says family

Photos via RCMP Family members say they’ve been told the remains of two people found near Ucluelet this month are those of missing men Dan Archbald and Ryan Daley.

 Photos via RCMPPhotos via RCMP

Family members say they’ve been told the remains of two people found near Ucluelet this month are those of missing men Dan Archbald and Ryan Daley.

The news was confirmed to CHEK News Thursday night by Ryan Daley’s sister, Lauren Glynn.

RCMP said the remains were found the week of June 10 by a woman walking her dog in an area near Ucluelet.

Archbald, 37, of Squamish and Daley, 43, were last seen at the Ucluelet Small Craft Harbour after returning from an eight-week sailing trip to Panama.

They docked May 13 and were seen on surveillance camera leaving the harbour on foot three days later, possibly planning to hitch a ride to Daley’s property in Jordan River.

Aerial and ground searches failed to locate the men and the case was eventually deemed suspicious and turned over to the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit.

Police considered the pair's disappearance to be suspicious.

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