RCMP identify remains found in Mayfield

RCMP vehicle
(Robert Fisher)

MAYFIELD – An RCMP press release states remains found in Mayfield on Oct. 23 have been identified as missing 39-year-old Mayfield man, Luke Cunningham.

Cunningham was reported missing Sept. 7, having last been seen walking northbound on Route 735 near Barters Settlement on Sept. 4.

A property owner had called the RCMP on finding the remains in a wooded area close to Route 735 in October.

The investigation is ongoing, but the release states police do not believe criminal activity was involved.


Krisi Marples

Krisi Marples joined Advocate Media Inc. in 2012 and served as the Courier's editor from 2016 until mid-2022.