Private investigators are reporting a notable increase in the number of tips coming in about the disappearance of Ryan Shtuka, and they are now asking for anonymous tipsters to reach out again.
On February 17, 2018, Shtuka, who was 20 at the time, vanished in Sun Peaks during a house party on Burfield Drive.
Mounties have not ruled out foul play, but have not reported finding anything suspicious. His disappearance remains a mystery.
Sue Brown, a lawyer and investigator with Please Bring Me Home, a national organization that aims to helps families find missing loved ones, said the organization is hoping to follow up on a number of tips its received in the past several months.
“We’ve received quite a number of tips in the last couple of months, which is following a period where there hadn’t been very many, and there’s some consistency to some of the tips that we’re receiving,” she said.
Brown said the organization is asking for those who have sent anonymous tips to reach out again in order for investigators to verify or follow up on information that’s been provided.
“If we don’t have enough verifiable detail, for example, or we just have a few follow up questions, it’s helpful if people can reach back out,” she said.
