West Vancouver police are turning to the public for help in identifying the remains of a man pulled from the ocean off Lighthouse Park.
The victim was found Sept. 1, and investigators believe the man likely died a few days before then.
Police describe him as Caucasian, and likely between 50 and 70 years old. He was approximately five-foot-nine and 200 pounds. The man had balding, medium-length white hair and a full beard with salt-and-pepper colouring. He also suffered from noticeable decay in his front teeth.
At the time he was found, the man was wearing dark coloured pants and a long-sleeved shirt with vertical stripes of black, gold, rust and green. He wore black socks and black boxer shorts with a distinctive polar bear pattern.
"Somebody knows who he is," said Cpl. Jag Johal, spokesman for the WVPD. "He may have been a street person; he may have had some problems with alcohol given the damage to his teeth. But this person has friends, so we're asking our media partners to fan out these pictures and help find someone."
Johal said the B.C. Coroner's Service routinely checks unidentified remains against the region's missing persons reports. Dental records and DNA will also be retained in case nobody comes forward before the body has to be disposed of.
Anyone who may be able to help identify this man should contact West Vancouver police at 604-925-7300 and mention file 11-11056, or call the coroner's Identification Tip Line at 1-877-660-5077.
This is the second body found in Burrard Inlet this month. Last week, a 59-year-old man was pulled from the water near Cates Park.
Police have not determined cause of death in either case, but foul play is not suspected.
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