Nathaniel Watters, 41, was found in the Lake Nitinat area Saturday night, according to a family statement posted on social media by a family friend. “Thank you all so much for sharing Nathaniel’s information and looking for him all this week, it’s been incredible and heartwarming to see so many people giving up so much of their time to help us find him. Having such a strong community around us makes this very difficult time a little easier,” the post reads. Waters was reported missing after he was last seen around 4:30 a.m. in the Keating area of Central Saanich on July 8. Although he was last seen in Central Saanich, his last known location was north of Fairy Lake on a logging road in Port Renfrew. The Central Saanich Police Department confirmed on social media Sunday afternoon that Watters was found dead and said his death is currently being investigated by Lake Cowichan RCMP and the British Columbia Coroners Service. RELATED: Central Saanich police search for missing 41-year-old man The 41-year-old’s disappearance sparked search efforts by law enforcement, friends and family members, who hired helicopters and off-road vehicles to help locate him. A GoFundMe was also set up to cover the cost of searching for Watters, and less than 24 hours after its launch, it had raised more than $13,000. “The support has been amazing. Financing a helicopter is one thing. Finding one available is another,” Stu Hoffmann, a close friend of Watters, told CHEK News on July 11. RELATED: GoFundMe launched to help search for man last seen in Central Saanich
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