From Presser:
Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy, commanding officer of the Manitoba RCMP, made the announcement in Winnipeg at 3:00 p.m. ET.
-While there were no confirmed sightings since July 22nd, LE kept going as they knew they needed that new evidence
-Friday, August 2nd critical evidence found on the banks of the river directly related to the suspects
-At last able to narrow down the search
-High probability search immediately occurred
-Located in the bush this morning, 2 male bodies within 1 km of where the evidence was found; 8 km from burned vehicle
-Autopsy in Winnipeg to determine COD for 2 male bodies believed to be suspects, waiting for confirmation that it is them
Q & A:
-Not sure how long they have been dead - waiting for autopsy results
-Confident it is them - waiting for autopsy results
-Specialized RCMP Officers found them doing a foot search
-Can't speak to injuries
-Certain amount of relief and hopefully the residents of the surrounding area can feel safe in the woods now
-Very, very dense brush, difficult, thick brush, no trails where the bodies were located
-Questions regarding costs, logistics - don't have answers now
-Cannot go through the brush arm and arm, it's too thick
-Smaller grid search was able to be done once the key evidence was found