India, May 25 -- The remains of Canadian actor Stewart McLean, best known for his role in Netflix's Virgin River, were found on Friday, May 22, in Lions Bay, British Columbia. He was 45. Police are investigating his death as a homicide.

Acting coach Jeff Seymour who is based in Los Angeles had known McLean for about eight years. He told the Canadian Press that missing a shoot was completely out of character for the actor. "He was meticulous about everything and there would be no chance he blew it off or slept too late. As soon as I heard he didn't make it on Saturday morning, I knew there was big trouble," Seymour told the Canadian Press.

Seymour said he became "fast friends" with McLean after the actor attended one of his coaching sess...