Updated: Body of missing man found near Fort Liard

Posted By: Francis Tessier-Burns June 16, 2022

Fort Liard RCMP have found the body of 65-year-old Anthony McLaughlin.

Police say McLaughlin was in the Fort Liard area hiking and was reported missing after not returning a rental car to Fort Nelson.

RCMP sent a public request to find the man last Wednesday.

Searchers found the body yesterday.

Police say McLaughlin’s family has been notified.

RCMP did not say whether police suspected foul play but there is an ongoing investigation by the NWT Coroner.

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Francis Tessier-Burns
Francis was a reporter with CKLB from January 2019 to March 2023. In his time with CKLB, he had the immense pleasure and honour of learning about northern Indigenous cultures.