Missing foot found on Vancouver Island matched to body of Washington state senior

The missing leg and foot found washed up onVancouver Island has been matched to a Washington state man.

A dog walker found the remains in a shoenear Jordan River, northwest of Sooke, B.C., on Dec. 7, 2017.

On Wednesday, the B.C. Coroners Service confirmed the remains are those of Stanley K. Okumoto, 79.

A statement said hewent missing from East Bremerton, Wash., on Sept. 19, 2017. His body was found in Clallam County about 240 kilometres awaytwo months later, but his left leg and foot were missing.

The coroners service said DNA analysis confirmed the identification and that aninvestigation is ongoing.

It was the 13th foot found along the B.C. coastsince 2007. Prior to the Jordan River discovery, the most recent wasinFebruary2016 at Botanical Beach, about 74 kilometresnorth of Sooke.