RCMP identify deceased as missing person from Lac La Biche after autopsy

Authorities have identified a missing man in the Lac La Biche area as deceased.

Lac La Biche RCMP had located a deceased individual in the Lac La Biche area on July 22, 2022, police said on Friday.

Following an autopsy and confirmation of identity by the medical examiner on Thursday, Lac La Biche RCMP were advised by the medical examiner that the deceased was missing person, 46-year-old, Thomas Nixon.

RCMP said the circumstances surrounding Thomas’ death are non-criminal and no further details will be provided.

Nixon was last seen on Nov. 12, 2021 at a hotel in Lac La Biche. Thomas was in the Lac La Biche area for work and was from Chetwynd, B.C.