Kelowna RCMP put out call for tips to mark 14th year since Aaron Derbyshire disappeared

It’s been 14 years since Aaron Derbyshire disappeared from downtown Kelowna.

Derbyshire was last seen at Level nightclub on Leon Avenue around closing time on Sept. 30, 2006. His friends left at about 1:40 a.m. to watch an altercation happening outside and did not see him as the club emptied. Derbyshire was reported missing on Oct. 3 after he failed to show up for a family outing.

Appeals have been made in past years on the anniversary of his disappearance as police keep the file open.

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At the time of his disappearance Derbyshire was 22 years old, 5’10” tall, 160 lbs. with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark button up shirt (possibly plaid) and dark jeans.

“Any lead, no matter how trivial it may seem, could end up being important in helping police solve this case,” states a Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers news release.

Kelowna RCMP can be contacted at 250-762-3300 or tips can be left anonymously on the Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submitted to www.crimestoppers.net, and possibly be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000.


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Rob Munro

Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics

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