An occupant of the home was unaccounted for and was believed to be inside the shed.
RCMP have started an investigation after human remains were found inside a burned shed on a residential property in Deer Lake on Sunday, October 13th. At around 12:30 p.m. police received a report of a shed fire on Middle Road in Deer Lake. An occupant of the home was unaccounted for and was believed to be inside the shed. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. Male human remains were located inside the shed. A Fire Scene Investigator with the Fire Services Division of Justice and Public Safety attended the scene and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is involved in this ongoing investigation.
Deer Lake RCMP asks residents in the area to check for possible surveillance footage around the time of the fire and to report any information to the detachment at 709-635-2173.
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