BC Coroners Service confirms identity of deceased male   
    March 2, 2016   
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   The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of an individual whose   
   remains were found on Mount Hays near Prince Rupert in 1995.   
      
   He was Robert William Johnston, aged 19 years, of Prince Rupert.   
      
   Mr. Johnston went missing in 1981, and despite extensive searches, he could   
   not be located. Human remains were located in 1995 by hikers on the south side   
   of Mount Hays; however, DNA technology at the time was not advanced enough to   
   produce a viable    
   profile.   
      
   A recent initiative by the BC Coroners Service’s Identification and Disaster   
   Response Unit to profile difficult unidentified remains cases, involving the   
   International Commission on Missing Persons, produced a DNA profile which was   
   compared to familial    
   profiles and matched to Mr. Johnston.   
      
   The BC Coroners Service continues to investigate this death.   
      
   The family of Mr. Johnston has been notified of his death and on behalf of   
   family members, the BC Coroners Service requests that the media respect their   
   privacy at this difficult time.   
      
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