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B.C. Mounties investigating fatal hit-and-run on Vancouver Island highway

PARKSVILLE, B.C. — Mounties on Vancouver Island are asking for help identifying a vehicle of interest in their investigation of a fatal hit-and-run on Vancouver Island. Oceanside RCMP say they were called to Highway 19, near Parksville, B.C., on Oct.

PARKSVILLE, B.C. — Mounties on Vancouver Island are asking for help identifying a vehicle of interest in their investigation of a fatal hit-and-run on Vancouver Island.

Oceanside RCMP say they were called to Highway 19, near Parksville, B.C., on Oct. 10 after a woman's body was discovered.

The highway was closed for several hours on Saturday as a result of the discovery and investigation.

Authorities say her death is considered suspicious and early indications are that she was killed in a hit-and-run.

Police are asking for help to find a vehicle of interest and its driver.

The vehicle is described as a brown 1991 Chevrolet Suburban with damage to the driver’s side headlight and bug screen, and was last seen on the 5:15 p.m. ferry on Oct. 10 from Duke Point to Tsawwassen.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2020.

The Canadian Press

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