The has been deemed suspicious and the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation.
鈥淲e ask anyone who has any information as to Daniel and Ryan鈥檚 whereabouts or anyone who may have seen them or talked to them between May 13 to 16 to call police immediately,鈥漵aid Cpl. Madonna Saunderson through a news release published Wednesday. 鈥淲e are continuing our investigation into Daniel and Ryan鈥檚 disappearance and have no evidence to suggest that this case is linked to any other missing person investigation at this time.鈥�
Police are asking anyone who may have any information about the two men鈥檚 whereabouts to contact the Major Crimes Unit at 250-380-6211 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
鈥淎ny information, even if you think it鈥檚 too small, could be helpful,鈥� said Sgt. Steve Mancini of the Ucluelet RCMP.
Archbald, 37, and Daley, 43, were last seen leaving Ucluelet鈥檚 inner boat basin on-foot on May 16. They had arrived in Ucluelet on May 13 after a roughly eight-week sailing trip from Panama.
鈥淪ince being reported missing, Ucluelet RCMP have pursued a number of investigative avenues in an effort to locate them. These efforts included a search of the area they were last seen by the local Search and Rescue team as well as an aerial search. Police have deemed their disappearance suspicious and the investigation has now been turned over to VIIMCU,鈥� Wednesday鈥檚 release states.
for the two men last week, but stood down over the weekend, according to WISAR manager Garth Cameron.
鈥淩CMP has put us on a stand-by, dormant, state,鈥� Cameron said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e wading through mountains of information and, if something comes out of that, absolutely we鈥檒l respond. Until that time, we鈥檙e on stand-by鈥f something comes up, we鈥檙e ready to go.鈥�
Cameron said WISAR鈥檚 roughly 30-member team put in about 鈥�850 volunteer hours,鈥� scouring areas up to 500 metres off Highway 4.
鈥淭he corridor search went from Port Alberni all the way to Ucluelet. All the popular camping sites have been checked out. All the side-roads have been checked out,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a search. You鈥檙e always optimistic. You stick to the facts and you do the best job possible. You just do it. You don鈥檛 hold back any effort whatsoever.鈥�
Security both men leaving Ucluelet鈥檚 inner boat basin on-foot on May 16 and their vessel is still docked at the local dock where Ucluelet harbour manager Kevin Cortes was the last known person to see them.
Cortes told the Westerly 亚洲天堂 that Daley had paid for a month鈥檚 worth of moorage before the two men departed.
鈥淸Daley] came into my office and asked what the amount was. He wasn鈥檛 sure before that if he wanted to stay a couple of days, but he decided to spend the month. I worked out the numbers for him. He left my office, came back with some cash, and paid me,鈥� Cortes said.
A has been set up for the missing men, and a account has already raised more than $18,000.
