A group of friends in Mission feared for their safety last Thursday (May 23) after spotting what they thought was an unmoving woman in the trunk of a car.
The witnesses called Mission RCMP at approximately 10:30 p.m. to report the alleged body and a man standing near the parked car at a fast food restaurant.
According to the detachment’s weekly “Community Connection” crime recap, the friends quickly drove out of the parking lot before calling police.
The call drew a large police presence but the vehicle left before officers arrived.
However, Mission RCMP discovered a group of young men too large for one car persisted and found a way to pile in the vehicle.
Police say the group was planning to drive a short distance from the fast food restaurant and one man decided to hop in the trunk since it was a quick trip.
“Fortunately, no one was hurt, and the person who had been in the trunk quickly admitted to it, which saved further police resources from further investigating the suspicious call,” Mission RCMP said.
Police advised the passenger to use only seats with seatbelts in the future.
