Lorne Allan McKenzie, 39, of Buck Lake.Dec 22 2007,'Frozen stiff

[Carol-Lynn]

 
 December 22, 2007

'Frozen stiff' body was found in the middle of nowhereMen on quads make grisly discovery

By NICKI THOMAS, SUN MEDIA

 
 
A 23-year-old man who discovered the frozen, naked body of a man near Winfield says the corpse appeared to have been there for "quite a while" and had been disturbed by area wildlife.

The man and a buddy were out on quads, tracking cougars when they made the grisly find in a field near Highway 13 and Range Road 53 on Thursday afternoon.

"We were out in the middle of nowhere pretty much," said Winfield resident Jesse Torkelson.

"We seen a couple of crows or ravens fly up, and the curious people we are, we went to see what they were after and there's a human body lying there."

Torkelson said there were no signs pointing to how the man ended up there.

"There were no tracks in the snow and nothing around," he said.

Wildlife had obviously gotten to the body, which was covered in snow and "frozen stiff," he added. "It was a little disturbing," said Torkelson, who called police immediately.

RCMP identified the man yesterday as Lorne Allan McKenzie, 39, of Buck Lake.

The cause of death won't be known until an autopsy is performed Dec. 27, said Cpl. Daryl Scott of the Breton detachment..

On Dec. 2, a couple discovered the snow-covered naked and charred body of a man in a wooded ditch in northeast Edmonton.

The man was later identified as Nawar Jawad, 24, a prime suspect in the Edmonton shooting death of Ola Moses on May 6.

While police haven't said whether Nawad's death was gang-related, experts say burning a body is one way to send a message to other gangs or debtors.


 
 

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http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/e2007other0712frozen.html

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McKenzie's autopsy was conducted December 27th and RCMP were waiting for various test results before determining the direction of their investigation.

Breton RCMP Cpl. Darryl Scott said hypothermia as the cause of was "absolutely" a consideration.

When hypothermia sets in, core body temperature drops and people often become confused to the point of discarding clothing because they think they are too warm.

On January 4th, 2008 Breton RCMP released a photograph of Lorne McKenzie along with additional details of events prior to his death.

Investigators learned that McKenzie was last seen on the night of November 15th, 2007 leaving the Lakeshore Inn in Buck Lake, Alberta, 140 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.

He was seen leaving the Inn with another man, and both men went off on separate quad all-terrain vehicles. Police have spoken to the other man and don't consider him a suspect.

However the quad that McKenzie was riding is still missing.


RCMP described the quad as a blue 2003 Yamaha 660 Grizzly, with Alberta license plate YT177.

Those with information relating to sightings of Lorne McKenzie or the missing Yamaha quad, and anyone with information regarding the death of McKenzie, were asked to contact Breton RCMP at 780-696-3520 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

RCMP are still for waiting the results of forensic testing associated with the post mortem examination to determine McKenzie's exact cause of death.

The Edmonton Sun spoke to the manager of the Lakeshore Inn, Pauline Graham. She said her staff told her McKenzie came in, had two drinks and then left.

“He wasn't a regular at all. He just moved into the area shortly before this happened,” Graham said.

Picture of Lorne at link, as well as a picture of a similar quad he was riding.