The body of a missing 16-year-old Langford teen was discovered at Goldstream Provincial Park on Saturday evening.
This comes just eight days after Andre Courtemanche left his home on Jan. 1 and disappeared into the night without a cell phone and wearing a fleece jacket and hiking boots.
B次元官网网址淥ur condolences go out to Andre CourtemancheB次元官网网址檚 family who have been notified and have asked that their privacy be respected during this difficult time,B次元官网网址 said Const. Nancy Saggar, media relations for West Shore RCMP.
B次元官网网址淧olice do not suspect foul play. The cause of death is still under investigation.B次元官网网址
SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 discovery was made by Metchosin and Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue who were working with police to search the Langford park.
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Andre was last seen by his parents, Glenn and Denise Courtemanche, when he left home on Jan. 1 around 7 p.m. after a family argument. When his father threatened to take away his video games, Andre told him that without them, B次元官网网址渉e would have nothing left.B次元官网网址
Andre struggled with depression and anxiety and had expressed thoughts of hurting himself, according to his parents.
West Shore RCMP and BC Coroners Service are completing parallel investigations to determine what happened to Courtemanche before his body was found.
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