Found Deceased Canada- Carlos Tomas Aranda Burgoin, 30, Mexican national, last seen in the Spirit Ridge Resort area, Osoyoos, B.C., 7 July 2023

[dotr]

Mexican Consul General aids in search for missing man in Osoyoos, B.C. | Globalnews.ca

The Consul General of Mexico arrived in Osoyoos this week to help with the search for a missing Mexican national.

globalnews.ca

Aug 11 2023 rbbm
''It has been just over a month since a Mexican national virtually vanished from Osoyoos, B.C.

The Consul General of Mexico, Berenice Diaz Ceballos, arrived in Osoyoos this week to help with the search for 30-year-old Carlos Tomas Aranda Burgoin, who was last seen on July 7, 2023.

“His family in Mexico is very worried and they are obviously very concerned about the disappearance of Carlos,” said Ceballos.

“We want to strengthen the search and the rescue of Carlos and that is why I came personally to talk to the authorities and to talk to the community and to move forward with the investigation into Carlos since a lot of days have passed already.”

''Back in July, Global News spoke with the family who said they knew something was wrong when they lost contact with Burgoin.''

“The truth is, his characteristics are very communicative with his parents, with all of us. We’re very worried because it is not normal that he doesn’t communicate for this long,” said Carlos’ father, Octavio Aranda, back in July.

“It’s been almost two weeks and we have no news, zero news of him since when the last time he was seen, and we’re desperate.”

Surveillance video captured Burgoin and his friends in a store before he was reported missing, wearing grey pants, a black and green hoodie and black running shoes.

According to the family, Burgoin was then last seen in the Spirit Ridge Resort area.

Officials say a broad search was conducted, however there has been no new information since then. Global News did reach out to Osoyoos RCMP for comment, but they were unavailable.

“What we know is that Carlos was last seen in a hotel, the police arrived there and tried to talk to him,” said Ceballos.

“They were going to take him back to the farm where he was working but suddenly, he ran into the darkness, into the hills.”

 

[nao]

Moo..there were fires and evacuations around Osoyoos recently.

 

[deadfoot13]

So apparently he was in Canada to work? Does Canada have a large population of migrant farm workers from Mexico?

I find it interesting that police were going to "take him back to the farm where he was working". Do police in Canada normally give people a ride to work?

I am curious as to why police were at the resort/hotel to speak with Carlos and what was said to cause him to run.

 

[dotr]

So apparently he was in Canada to work? Does Canada have a large population of migrant farm workers from Mexico?

I find it interesting that police were going to "take him back to the farm where he was working". Do police in Canada normally give people a ride to work?

I am curious as to why police were at the resort/hotel to speak with Carlos and what was said to cause him to run.

2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/migrant-works-displaced-by-flooding-1.6256504

''The province welcomes more than 10,000 workers each year from countries like Mexico and Guatemala.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries said that around 150 temporary foreign workers were forced to evacuate nine farms near Chilliwack and Abbotsford due to flooding.''

'Catastrophes in 2021 have further uncovered problems with how temporary foreign workers are contracted to work in B.C., according to advocates. They say the system creates vulnerabilities especially in crises when displaced workers could lose wages or not be able to access health care.'

'Díaz Ceballos said there are currently 111 Mexican workers in B.C and most of them were displaced. She said all have been accounted for and are safe but are unsure if they will be able to finish current contracts, many of which conclude on Dec. 15.

Each year, 6,500 temporary workers come to B.C. from Mexico, she said.''

 

[tarabull]

Family of missing Mexican national in Osoyoos, B.C. search for answers | Globalnews.ca

Carlos Tomas Aranda Burgoin hasn’t been seen or heard from since July 7, 2023.

globalnews.ca

 

[deadfoot13]

2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/migrant-works-displaced-by-flooding-1.6256504

''The province welcomes more than 10,000 workers each year from countries like Mexico and Guatemala.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries said that around 150 temporary foreign workers were forced to evacuate nine farms near Chilliwack and Abbotsford due to flooding.''

'Catastrophes in 2021 have further uncovered problems with how temporary foreign workers are contracted to work in B.C., according to advocates. They say the system creates vulnerabilities especially in crises when displaced workers could lose wages or not be able to access health care.'

'Díaz Ceballos said there are currently 111 Mexican workers in B.C and most of them were displaced. She said all have been accounted for and are safe but are unsure if they will be able to finish current contracts, many of which conclude on Dec. 15.

Each year, 6,500 temporary workers come to B.C. from Mexico, she said.''

Thank you, that's really interesting information I did not know!

 

[tarabull]

Mexican man disappeared without a trace in B.C. - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Mexican tourist Carlos Aranda Burgoin had a brief conversation with an RCMP officer at a hotel in Osoyoos, B.C. on July 7. Then he disappeared.

www.castanet.net

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...Aranda said his son decided to travel to B.C. after finishing his tourism studies in his native Oaxaca in southeastern Mexico. He wanted to get to know the west coast as a tourist and he brought along his childhood friend, Angel.

...Aranda said Angel told him Burgoin argued with two other Mexican workers at the farm on July 7 and became upset and left the property. Burgoin walked to Spirit Ridge resort hotel which overlooks the lake and asked the hotel staff for help.

Aranda was given access to the hotel surveillance video where he can see his son speaking with hotel staff.

“He looks scared and nervous,” Aranda said. “He asks for help, but the hotel staff don’t understand him so they call the police. Carlos told them that he doesn’t trust the police.”

He said the Osoyoos RCMP told him that when the officer asked Burgoin to get into the police car, he ran out into a field.

Aranda said he filed a missing person report with the RCMP on July 28 and was told he would receive a report on the investigation in 30 days.

He said his other son, Josue, received an email on Aug. 4 saying police would release the report at the end of August — two months after Aranda filed the missing person report.

 

[tarabull]

Body recovered from B.C. lake identified as missing Mexican national, RCMP say

Mounties have confirmed the body of a man recovered in Osoyoos Lake earlier this week is that of a missing Mexican national believed to have only been in Canada for one month prior to his disappearance.

bc.ctvnews.ca

 

[LadyL]

Body recovered from B.C. lake identified as missing Mexican national, RCMP say

Mounties have confirmed the body of a man recovered in Osoyoos Lake earlier this week is that of a missing Mexican national believed to have only been in Canada for one month prior to his disappearance.

bc.ctvnews.ca

what happened???
this is so sad

 

[tarabull]

BC RCMP - Body found in lake identified as missing man

Body found in lake identified as missing man

bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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...The Osoyoos RCMP are working with the BC Coroners Service in an effort to determine how, where, when and by what means the man died.