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James Douglas Turnbull Missing Person Case

Last seen in Bowen Island, British Columbia on Apr 18, 1966

Victim Details

James Douglas

Turnbull

85

25

69 inches

69 inches

168 lbs

168 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Boots Black, working boots Jeans Blue Jewelry Gold, Yellow, Black, black diamond ring Jewelry Gold, Yellow, Brown, Timex watch with leather strap Shirt Unknown, dark colour Sweater Unknown, dark colour Scar inside left wrist Scar back of neck near sk

Apr 18, 1966

Bowen Island

British Columbia

Bowen Island RCMP

Bowen Island

British Columbia

604-947-0516

604-947-0516

Law Enforcement

2008-121

Bowen Island RCMP

Brown

No

09/18/2026


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In the spring of 1966, a young man by the name of James Douglas Turnbull, aged 25, vanished without a trace while on a ferry navigating the coastal waters of British Columbia. On April 18th of that year, he was a passenger aboard the MV Princess of Vancouver, which was making its journey from Nanaimo to Vancouver. The vessel was in the scenic yet vast expanse of the Howe Sound, near Bowen Island, when James was last seen. What should have been a routine trip turned into an enduring mystery that ...
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Last Seen: Apr 18, 1966

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