A person found dead at Glen Lake in Langford Sunday is missing man Joshua Bennett, RCMP confirm.
Police were called to Glen Lake Park just before 5 p.m. Sunday after reports emerged that a body had been found in the lake by a member of the public.
View Royal Fire Department assisted with recovering the body from the water, which police have since identified as Bennett.
“I would love to give him a hug right now,” said Joshua Bennett’s grandma, Mary MacKinnon.
On Monday, MacKinnon visited Glen Lake Park, looking for closure.
“I just wanted to come down… this is the last place where he was. Glen Lake will always be special to me now.”
The 31 year old went missing during a night out with coworkers at Langford Lanes bowling alley on March 9.
His disappearance sparked a frantic search and many questions after Bennett was seen buying beer before walking through an industrial area on surveillance footage.
Glen Lake is about 450 metres away from the bowling alley where Bennett was last seen.
Bennett’s uncle, Clayton Leachman, said the family is heartbroken.
“It was the outcome that we really didn’t want, but we had to find Josh, and we did find Josh,” he said
Family initially believed there may have been something suspicious about his disappearance, but the RCMP say they do not believe foul play was involved.
Friends and family are now waiting for the results of an autopsy, which they hope will give them some answers.
“We definitely felt like something was wrong but without any trace of anything we were just sort of left in the dark,” said Sean Paterson, Bennett’s friend. “At least now we can get some kind of closure and hopefully get some answers out of it.”
RCMP Const. Nancy Saggar said investigators are still working to determine what caused Bennett's death.
