(HALIBURTON, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to search for a missing Bowmanville man whom investigators believe disappeared as the result of foul play.
David PALMER is a 47 year-old male who was last seen on Friday October 2, 2015 – one week before 2015 Canadian Thanksgiving.
Between May 3 and 6, 2016 the OPP conducted a search of an area north of the village of Hailburton, in relation to David Palmer.
The search was conducted by members of the OPP Emergency Response Team, Under Water Search & Recovery Unit, and the Central Region Forensic Identification Section under the direction Detective Inspector Martin Graham of OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB).
On May 6, 2016, police discovered human remains and have secured the scene. The identity of the remains is still unknown. Police continue to investigate this matter.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Detective Constable Matthew Carmichael of the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP Crime Unit at 705-324-6741.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and/or Crime Stoppers at: www.stopcrimehere.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000