Update 4:30 p.m.
Jane Aubertin, the mother of Nicole Bell whose remains were recently discovered near Salmon Arm, has released a statement on finding her daughter who disappeared in 2017.
"Our family would like to thank all the people who supported us through this tough time," she wrote in a social media post on the efforts of the RCMP who spent "countless hours investigating," and the many volunteers who helped search.
"A big shout out thank you to the person who reported finding her, we are grateful to be able to bring Nicole home, R.I.P Love you always. Never Give up."
A search has been organized in the Silver Creek area where Bell was found for Saturday, June 21, looking for any signs of human remains as Caitlin Potts and Deanna Wertz who disappeared in 2016 are still missing.
10:15 a.m.
A family friend of Nicole Bell says the Shuswap woman's remains were found in "close proximity" to the Sagmoen farm.
Nichole Fleming spoke to Black Press Media on behalf of Bell's family, who are asking for privacy at this time.
Friday morning, RCMP spokesperson Corp. James Grandy said Bell's remains were found in "rural Salmon Arm." Fleming said the discovery was in the area of the Sagmoen farm in Silver Creek, where Curtis Sagmoen resided before his death in April.
Sagmoen was the primary suspect in Bell's death, according to her mother, Jane Aubertin.
The Sagmoen farm is where the remains of Traci Genereaux were found by the RCMP in October 2017. No charges have been laid in relation to her death.
Original:
The remains of a Shuswap woman, whose disappearance is believed to have been a result of foul play, were recently located in the Salmon Arm area.
On May 5, Salmon Arm RCMP received a report of human remains having been found in "rural Salmon Arm," said RCMP spokesperson Corp. James Grandy in a June 18 news release.
The BC Coroners Service identified the remains to be of Nicole Crystal Bell, a mother of three who was reported missing from Sicamous on Sept. 7, 2017.
