UPDATE:
Monday at 10 a.m., friends, family members and volunteers, gathered outside the Hepworth hostel.
It was the last place Keith Campbell and Justin Yeo, were seen alive, on Jan. 31, 2023.
“We want some answers. We want some closure. It’s 62 days, but who’s counting,” said Campbell’s parents, Susan and Allan Campbell.
Little did the Campbells or anyone know, less than an hour later, moments after the search for missing men began, that some of those answers would become apparent.
Two bodies would be found by the volunteer search team at 10:45 am — two blocks from where Campbell and Yeo were last seen alive.
“We probably got our answers. They have found two bodies, and they’re the only two we know about that are missing this area, so,” said the emotional parents of Keith Campbell.
Nick Oldrieve, of Please Bring Me Home, the volunteer cold case investigation unit who organized the search, says no one is happy with the discovery made Monday, but it was a possibility when they set up searching the woods and side roads near where the men were last seen.
“Typically our finds end up being deceased. It’s the nature of what we do. I’m just very grateful we could assist in some way,” says Oldrieve.
The OPP are now in charge of the scene. Their Forensics Identification Unit will officially identify the bodies found along the side of Legion Road, just west of Hepworth, and what led to them ending up there.
“Those are things we are working to confirm right now. Obviously, it’s still in its early stages, and that’s part of our process is to confirm whether or not they are suspicious in nature, or not,” says Const. Nick Wilson, of the Grey-Bruce OPP.
Police couldn’t confirm whether or not they had searched the area where the volunteer crew found the bodies Monday, when they first went missing.
For the Campbells, Monday’s discovery is not good news, obviously, but it’s something — after 62 days of worrying.
“It hit hard. But, I’m glad for the closure, if that’s what it is. We can get on with our lives, if he’s at rest,” says Campbell’s father Allan.
“I can’t say enough good things about Please Bring Me Home. Anyone who is in need of their services, don’t hesitate. Whether the result is like ours, or whether not,” says Susan Campbell.
Oldrieve says Victim Services have already met with the searchers who found the bodies to help them process what they set out to find, but didn’t actually expect to.
“It’s certainly difficult. You have a job to do. And this is what we came to do,” says Oldrieve.
The OPP say it may take a day or two following a post-mortem to confirm the identities of the bodies found near Hepworth.
https://london.ctvnews.ca/bodies-discovered-during-search-for-missing-men-1.6340537
Original Story:
Grey Bruce OPP are asking for help locating two missing people who were last seen in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula.
Police say they are looking for 33-year-old Keith Campbell and 37-year-old Justin Yeo who were last seen on Bruce Street in Hepworth on Jan. 31 at 4:16 p.m.
Campbell is described as six feet two inches tall, 185 pounds with a medium build, brown facial hair in a beard, short brown hair, blue eyes, and was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans, black jacket, black ballcap, and black sunglasses.
Yeo is described as five feet 11 inches tall, 179 pounds with an athletic build, brown facial hair in a beard, short straight brown hair, green eyes, and was last seen wearing black pants, a navy coat, with black and white head attire, and black Nike flip flops.
Police are requesting anyone with information regarding these missing people to call the OPP at 1-88-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
