The remains of a Newfoundland trucker who went missing in Ontario two weeks ago were found in the back of his truck’s trailer in his home province, even though his rig was a key piece of evidence in the search and the place where he was last seen.

The Ontario Provincial Police confirmed Tuesday that Brian Lush’s body was recovered inside the truck’s trailer in Port aux Basques, N.L., after its return from Ontario.

The OPP refused to answer questions from CBC News about whether police thoroughly searched the truck and trailer before sending it back to the truck’s owner in Newfoundland, and if so, how investigators could have missed Lush’s remains inside it.

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    The remains of a Newfoundland trucker who went missing in Ontario two weeks ago were found in the back of his truck’s trailer in his home province, even though his rig was a key piece of evidence in the search and the place where he was last seen.

    “We are conducting a review and those details will be shared with the family,” the provincial police force said in an email.

    The OPP says it will “review the processes involved in the search” and remain in contact with Lush’s family.

    The RCMP said in statement late Tuesday afternoon that its officers had found Lush’s remains inside the trailer in Port aux Basques, and confirmed it did not suspect foul play.

    “On surveillance video, right after 4:30 p.m., we see him get out of his truck, he walks around the front of the truck and then he walks out of camera range,” Bill Dickson, media relations co-ordinator of the Ontario Provincial Police’s East Region, told CBC News last week.

    The OPP said they had been “assigning as many resources as possible,” including search and rescue, helicopters, drones and dog teams, to the investigation.

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