Coroner ID’s remains found in Cowichan Valley as Gladys Barman

Coroner ID's remains found in Cowichan Valley as Gladys Barman
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Oak Bay Police say the B.C. Coroner's Office has identified 82-year-old Gladys Barman as the deceased person found by Cowichan Search and Rescue 11 kilometres from where Barman's vehicle had been located. Barman had been missing since July 5.

Oak Bay Police say the B.C. Coroner’s Office has identified 82-year-old Gladys Barman as the deceased person found by Cowichan Search and Rescue 11 kilometres from where Barman’s vehicle had been located. Barman had been missing since July 5.

The B.C. Coroners Service has identified human remains discovered near Lake Cowichan as those of 82-year-old Gladys Barman of Oak Bay.

Oak Bay police confirmed the positive identification Friday morning in a release.

Police informed the public Aug. 1 Cowichan Search and Rescue had located human remains 11 kilometres from where Barman’s vehicle had been located on a remote logging road behind Lake Cowichan on July 21.

Barman was last seen the morning of July 5 at a Petro Canada gas station on West Saanich Road.

She was driving a green 2002 Honda Accord.

Oak Bay police say next-of-kin has been notified and have asked for the family’s privacy to be respected.

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