VANCOUVER The whereabouts of a man who went missing from a B.C. ranch in 2019 are still unknown two years later. Ben Tyner, who was 32 at the time, left a ranch near Merritt on Jan. 26 of that year. The Wyoming man was seen riding his horse east from the Nicola Ranch, which he d been managing for months. He was reported missing two days later, when his saddled horse was found roaming the countryside. Two years after Tyner rode off, his family is still wondering what happened. It s believed the man may have set off to the nearby foothills of the Nicola Valley, searching for cattle. While his absence was not initially thought to be suspicious, major crime detectives were brought in two months later.
Family of missing B.C. rancher appeals for help on 2nd anniversary of disappearance
Family members of a man who went missing near Merritt, B.C., are appealing for information on the second anniversary of his disappearance.
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Posted: Jan 26, 2021 12:00 PM PT | Last Updated: March 16
The grieving Tyner family in Wyoming makes a public plea for help on the second anniversary of Ben Tyner s disappearance from a Merritt, B.C., area ranch.(RCMP)
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Ben Tyner is shown in an RCMP handout photo. The family of a man missing in British Columbia s southern Interior are appealing for information on the second anniversary of his disappearance. Ben Tyner s father, mother and brother released the videotaped appeal from their home in Wyoming, urging anyone with information about the case to come forward. Tyner was 33-years-old and manager of the Nicola Ranch near Merritt when he was last seen leaving the compound on horseback, possibly to search for cattle in the surrounding hills about 300 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. Family members of a man missing in British Columbia s southern Interior are appealing for information on the second anniversary of his disappearance.