
The search for a man and his dog remains active
CHETWYND — The search for James Barnes, a man who was reported missing to Fort St. John RCMP on October 18, 2024 just before 11 p.m.,remains active.
RCMP say Barnes was reported missing after failing to return home from a hunting trip earlier that day. On October 19 RCMP were notified that there was reason to believe James may have been in the Chetwynd area. James had left home in his pickup with his dog Murphy, a golden retriever. The truck was later found but James and Murphy were not in the truck.
A golden retriever, similar in appearance to Murphy, was found in the Halfway River area near Fort St. John. Through DNA testing it was determined that this dog was not Murphy.
James Joseph Edmund Barnes is described as: