Remains of missing B.C. actor found in his hometown of Lions Bay - BERITAJA

The remains of a missing B.C. character person been found, homicide investigators say.

Stewart McLean, 45, had not been seen since May 15. It was reported that he was past seen astatine his residence successful Lions Bay.

After a hunt was launched, it was believed that he was the unfortunate of a homicide and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) took complete the case.

On Friday, IHIT announced that McLean’s remains were recovered successful Lions Bay.

No specifications person been released about really he died, but IHIT said they judge it to beryllium an isolated incident.

“As the investigation continues to unfold, homicide investigators are moving to cod and analyse evidence, reappraisal CCTV footage and behaviour interviews to build a timeline of Mr. McLean’s activities anterior to May 15, 2026,” Cpl. Esther Tupper of IHIT said successful a statement.

“We are pursuing each disposable leads arsenic we activity to find answers for the family, friends and loved ones of Mr. McLean.”

Jeff Seymour knew McLean and had antecedently taught him successful acting classes.

“He became a friend, a existent friend, you know, not conscionable a student,” he told BERITAJA.

“So he would travel sojourn maine successful LA. He had a opinionated induce anytime he wanted. I person an other bedroom. He could conscionable travel down and bent retired whenever because I bask his institution that much. And past precocious I wrote a task to characteristic movie and I wrote thing conscionable for Stew, pinch Stew successful mind. And he flew down and we changeable it and spent a week together and that was conscionable a mates of weeks agone and had a really, really awesome time.

“He’s a awesome feline and a beautiful actor, conscionable a awesome friend.”

Neighbours successful Lions Bay said McLean was a bully man who would opportunity hullo but often kept to himself.

Seymour said that didn’t astonishment him.

“I’m besides a spot of a loner. So I deliberation that’s about apt why we enjoyed each other’s company,” he said.

“He is precisely that. Very good read, very contemplative, very willing successful things, awesome listener. But, yes, he, not dissimilar myself, spent a awesome woody of time, you know, connected his own. And erstwhile he interacts pinch people, he’s wonderful. He’s, of course, he is fantastic, but he didn’t mind being alone.”

Seymour said McLean was besides a squad player, ever helping others, and that he loved adventure.

He said McLean was owed to sprout thing connected Saturday and had checked successful pinch everyone connected Friday nighttime to finalize details.

But past he ne'er showed up the pursuing morning.

“When he didn’t show up, I mean, anyone successful the manufacture will show you that you just, that doesn’t happen,” Seymour said.

“You don’t not show up …  So erstwhile that happened, and I heard that, and I cognize him, I knew we were successful superior trouble. And I deliberation everyone that knows, I mean, you hope, you dream thing will happen, and there’ll beryllium immoderate story, but I deliberation everyone thought that this was gonna extremity badly.”

Seymour said it still doesn’t consciousness real, that his friend was conscionable present and now he’s gone.

“He was really a top-notch guy, top-notch,” he said.

“And you’ll perceive this from everyone. He really was a wonderful, awesome person. You know, 1 successful a million. And I’m not conscionable saying that because of the conditions, you know, he genuinely was that feline and everyone knows it. So yeah, a batch of group are gonna miss him.”

Anyone pinch accusation about Stewart McLean aliases this investigation is asked to telephone the IHIT accusation statement astatine 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) aliases by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.