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| American and Australian tourists killed in Canada | American and Australian tourists killed in Canada |
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| Canadian police are investigating the murder of two young travellers who were shot in northern British Columbia. | Canadian police are investigating the murder of two young travellers who were shot in northern British Columbia. |
| The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) says American Chynna Deese, 24, and Australian Lucas Fowler, 23, were found dead last week. | The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) says American Chynna Deese, 24, and Australian Lucas Fowler, 23, were found dead last week. |
| Fowler's father is a senior member of the New South Wales Police Force and has come to Canada with two colleagues. | Fowler's father is a senior member of the New South Wales Police Force and has come to Canada with two colleagues. |
| Stephen Fowler described the murder of his son and his son's girlfriend as "a love story that ended tragically". | Stephen Fowler described the murder of his son and his son's girlfriend as "a love story that ended tragically". |
| "I may be an experienced police officer but today I am standing here as the father of a murder victim," he told media at an RCMP news conference. | "I may be an experienced police officer but today I am standing here as the father of a murder victim," he told media at an RCMP news conference. |
| Two police officers from Australia have travelled to act as family liaisons during the RCMP investigation. Mr Fowler says they will not get involved in the case directly. | Two police officers from Australia have travelled to act as family liaisons during the RCMP investigation. Mr Fowler says they will not get involved in the case directly. |
| "I'm an experienced police officer and I know how these investigations can go," he said. "But I can tell you I am more than confident in all of the officers that are working on this case." | "I'm an experienced police officer and I know how these investigations can go," he said. "But I can tell you I am more than confident in all of the officers that are working on this case." |
| Family of both victims say they had planned on travelling across Canada. | Family of both victims say they had planned on travelling across Canada. |
| "They were bright and beautiful souls. We are all still in shock and heartbroken," Kennedy Deese, Chynna's sister, wrote on Facebook. | "They were bright and beautiful souls. We are all still in shock and heartbroken," Kennedy Deese, Chynna's sister, wrote on Facebook. |
| Their 1986 blue Chevrolet minivan was found near the bodies on the side of the Alaska Highway, near Liard Hot Springs, between Sunday and Monday. The springs are a popular tourist destination. | |
| Eyewitnesses told media they saw the couple on the side of the road when their van broke down, but that they seemed to have it under control. | Eyewitnesses told media they saw the couple on the side of the road when their van broke down, but that they seemed to have it under control. |
| Police have a composite sketch of a man who was seen speaking to Lucas along the highway and are asking for the public's assistance, they believe he was driving an older Jeep Cherokee with a racing stripe on the top of the roof. | Police have a composite sketch of a man who was seen speaking to Lucas along the highway and are asking for the public's assistance, they believe he was driving an older Jeep Cherokee with a racing stripe on the top of the roof. |
| The young couple met at a hostel in Croatia in 2017, and had travelled the world together since then. | The young couple met at a hostel in Croatia in 2017, and had travelled the world together since then. |
| "Our son Lucas was having the time of his life travelling the world. He met a beautiful young lady and they teamed up, they were a great pair and they fell in love," Mr Fowler said. | "Our son Lucas was having the time of his life travelling the world. He met a beautiful young lady and they teamed up, they were a great pair and they fell in love," Mr Fowler said. |
| Second mystery | Second mystery |
| Police are considering the possibility their murder may be connected to the disappearance of two teenagers last Friday. | Police are considering the possibility their murder may be connected to the disappearance of two teenagers last Friday. |
| Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are considered missing after their burnt-out camper van was found along the side of the road near Dease Lake on Friday, 500km (310 miles) away from where Fowler and Deese were found. | Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are considered missing after their burnt-out camper van was found along the side of the road near Dease Lake on Friday, 500km (310 miles) away from where Fowler and Deese were found. |
| A third body was found burned not far from McLeod and Schmegelsky's van. It has not been identified but police do not believe it belongs to the missing young men. | A third body was found burned not far from McLeod and Schmegelsky's van. It has not been identified but police do not believe it belongs to the missing young men. |
| Police are asking anyone with any information about either case is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. | Police are asking anyone with any information about either case is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. |