The body of a Duncan man has been recovered from Cowichan Lake.
According to Lake Cowichan RCMP, officers received a call about possible vehicle tracks leading into Cowichan Lake.
Officers travelled along the logging road to the 17-kilometre mark west of Youbou where they discovered vehicle tracks leaving the road and heading over an embankment into the lake.
Youbou Volunteer Fire Rescue attended the scene and using their emergency boat and underwater camera, they were able to locate a blue Toyota van and a deceased person in the water.
The RCMP’s underwater recovery team was called in and was able to remove the van from the water.
A 33-year-old Duncan man was found deceased inside the vehicle, according to police.
An investigation into the incident is currently ongoing.
The Lake Cowichan RCMP are requesting witnesses or anyone with possible dashcam footage of a blue Toyota Van on the logging road between May 5-6 to contact 250-749-6668.
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