Authorities are investigating after three bodies were discovered Sunday afternoon on Vancouver Island near Parksville.
According to the RCMP, a person riding an off-road motorcycle discovered an unresponsive man on Melrose Forest Service Road shortly after 2 p.m.
The motorcyclist immediately contacted paramedics and police. Upon arrival, police and paramedics located the unresponsive man and confirmed that he was dead.
Nearby, authorities also discovered a burned-out travel trailer with two deceased adults inside, and a man in another trailer who appeared to have been shot.
The shooting victim was airlifted by BC EHS to hospital and is now in stable condition.
A spokesperson for the BC Coroner’s Service confirmed that they are investigating the three deaths, after being notified by Oceanside RCMP yesterday.
The bodies were recovered near Parksville, in the Whiskey Creek area.
Oceanside RCMP say that the Vancouver Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit has taken custody of the investigation.
“As this investigation is in its infancy, there are many questions that remain unanswered,” said Cpl. Jesse Foreman of the Oceanside RCMP.
“Initial findings lead investigators to believe that this in an isolated incident between parties well known to one another. We do not believe there is any on-going risk to the public.”
RCMP said they would not be releasing the names of the deceased at this time.
Anyone with information about the incident, or who might have dash camera or trail camera footage around the area, is asked to call the RCMP tip and information line at (250) 380-6211.
