On May 7, Punnichy RCMP received a report of human remains located on a small island on the Muskowekwan First Nation.
It was reported that two male youth were paddling a boat in a small body of water on the Muskowekwan First Nation looking for geese eggs when they stopped to explore a small island. While they were looking around the island the youth discovered human remains.
Officers from Punnichy RCMP went to the location, confirmed the presence of human remains, and secured the scene for further investigation. Investigators from the RCMP Historical Case Unit – South deployed to the location to assist with the investigation.
An autopsy was completed on May 13 by a Forensic Pathologist and Anthropologist and the remains were confirmed to be Cody Ridge Wolfe who went missing in April of 2011. Based on information gathered during the investigation and autopsy Cody’s death is not considered suspicious.
Since Cody went missing, many searches were conducted on foot, horseback, boat and ATV by the family, Muskowekwan First Nation community and the Saskatchewan RCMP. The area where the Cody was discovered was surrounded by water and had become submerged intermittently over the years, with the water level remaining high, and only recently became exposed.
There has been an extensive investigation since 2011, involving Yorkton Forensic Identification Section, RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionists, RCMP Underwater Recovery Team, Ottawa Valley and Alberta Search and Rescue Dog Associations, RCMP Major Crime, Dr. Ernie Walker - RCMP Forensic Anthropologist, RCMP Search and Rescue, and the RCMP Historical Case Unit South.
Cody’s family has been notified of the results of the autopsy and investigation.
