Nanaimo man left with ‘significant’ injuries, can’t explain why: police

The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say a man found himself with “significant” injuries that he can’t explain on Thursday night.

According to a news release from the Nanaimo RCMP, the 31-year-old man was found in the parking lot outside of a store called Fetch Panda at 190 Nicol St.

Police and emergency health services came to the parking lot to attend to the man, but he “was unable to explain what happened” before being taken to hospital for treatment.

Police say evidence of a crime was found nearby, at the 200 block of Victoria Road, but “the circumstances of how he received his injuries remain unknown.”

Nanaimo RCMP have asked anyone who was in the area between 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2026, and who may have information or dash-cam video related to the incident to call 250-754-2345.