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CTV News
29-05-2025
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Missing UBC student found dead at SkyTrain station
Missing man Matthew Hutchings is seen in this image handed out by the VPD. The nearly week-long search for a missing University of British Columbia student has ended in tragedy. Matthew Hutchings, 20, was found dead next to the tracks at Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station on Thursday morning. Police say his death does not appear to be the result of a crime. Hutchings was last seen in the early hours of Saturday, May 24, leaving the UBC area on the B-Line bus just after 2 a.m. About an hour later he was captured on surveillance video near the Safeway at Commercial Drive and Broadway. Read more: Vancouver SkyTrain stations reopen after body found next to tracks
CTV News
29-05-2025
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Vancouver SkyTrain stations reopen after body found next to tracks
A Millennium Line train is seen at VCC-Clark station in this undated photo from TransLink. A pair of Vancouver SkyTrain stations were closed for more than two hours Thursday as police investigated the discovery of a body 'next to' the tracks. The Vancouver Police Department confirmed in an email to CTV News that the deceased person found at Commercial–Broadway Station was missing UBC student Matthew Hutchings. They said the 20-year-old's death 'does not appear to be the result of a crime.' Read more: Missing UBC student found dead at SkyTrain station Metro Vancouver Transit Police confirmed that a person had been found deceased 'next to the SkyTrain tracks' at Commercial–Broadway Thursday and referred further questions to the VPD. In a statement, TransLink said the station's Millennium Line platform had been closed, along with VCC–Clark Station. Extra bus service was added at VCC–Clark, Commercial–Broadway and Renfrew stations, the transit provider said, adding that the Expo and Canada lines were unaffected. TransLink first posted about the incident on social media shortly before 11:30 a.m., initially describing it as a 'medical emergency.' Around 1:50 p.m., the transit agency confirmed the stations had reopened.
CTV News
29-05-2025
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Police renew plea for help finding missing UBC student
Missing man Matthew Hutchings is seen in this image handed out by the VPD. Vancouver police are asking for the public's help to find a University of British Columbia student who went missing nearly a week ago. Matthew Hutchings, 20, was last seen in the early hours of Saturday, May 24. He left the UBC area on the B-Line bus just after 2 a.m. and has not returned home. In a renewed plea for information, the VPD released a surveillance still of Hutchings neat the Safeway at Commercial Drive and Broadway. It was captured around 3 a.m., an hour after he left campus. Matthew Hutchings Missing man Matthew Hutchings is seen in this image handed out by the VPD. Police have searched on the ground and with drones, checking backyards, parks, rail lines, and obtained video from homes, businesses and public transit, Const. Tania Visintin said in a social media video. She said police have spoken with dozens of witnesses and checked local hospitals for any signs of Hutchings. 'We really need your help to find Matthew; we really want to bring him home,' she said. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, dark grey jeans, and black sneakers. Hutchings is described as an Indigenous man with a 'slim build' weighing 140 pounds and standing 5'10' tall. He has shoulder-length black curly hair and a short beard. Police ask anyone who sees Hutchings to call 911 and stay with him until first responders arrive. Anyone with information can email
