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The Canadian Gothic

The Search for Ryan Shtuka

The Canadian Gothic

Curiouscast

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

When 20 year old Ryan Shtuka stepped out of his comfort zone and embarked on an adventure with a close friend their plan wasn't anything risky or dangerous.. it was quite simple. They'd spend the winter in the mountains of British Columbia working at one of Canada's most beautiful ski resorts.  But as it turned out, something went wrong; no one knows what exactly. What we do know is that his family, his friends, and an army of volunteers have been searching tirelessly hoping to find him, or any trail he may have left after leaving a houseparty during the early morning hours of Feb 17th.  In this episode we hear the story of the life, the disappearance, and the search for Ryan Shtuka. Told by one of the people leading the search for him: his mother Heather Shtuka. Links: Missing Ryan Shtuka Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2052336918380120/ Ryan Shtuka Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/helping-to-find-ryan Vox Somnia: https://voxsomniamusic.bandcamp.com/ Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Email: NightTimePodcast@gmail.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Premium Feed: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello listeners Jordan here. I just want to let you know that you can listen to nighttime early and add free on Amazon music

0:07.0

Include it with Prime You are tuned to the nighttime podcast focused on the fringe of Canada.

0:36.4

For most of us listening, the last six months have passed by uneventfully, with our days and weeks lost to the grind of our work, our chores, and other forgettable tasks. But of course there are the adventurous among us who've embarked on an exciting new journey

0:41.2

and I'm sure some others have met some of life's milestones

0:44.2

during that period. If that's you, congratulations on your wedding, birth of your

0:49.2

child, retirement, etc. But sadly and tragically there is at least one family among us who have spent

0:56.8

the last six months enduring a situation that's quite simply unimaginable.

1:01.6

The story I'll share tonight surrounds a 20 year old

1:05.4

Alberta man's decision to step out of his comfort zone and embark on an

1:10.0

adventure with a close friend. I'm not talking about something risky or dangerous.

1:15.3

Their plan was quite simple really. Take a year off school and spend the winter in the

1:20.8

mountains of British Columbia working at one of Canada's most beautiful ski resorts.

1:26.0

But as it turns out, something went wrong.

1:29.0

What no one knows exactly, but what we do know is that his family, his friends, and an army of big-hearted

1:37.2

volunteers have been searching tirelessly hoping to find him or any trace of a trail he may have left after he was last

1:44.6

seen leaving a host party on the early morning hours of February 17th. Tonight

1:50.8

our topic will be the life, the disappearance, and the search for Ryan Stuka.

1:57.0

Stuka was last seen in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 17th after a house party on Burfield Drive.

2:05.2

It's believed that he left the party to walk home, just a short distance away, around

2:09.6

2-10 in the morning.

2:11.4

Despite the ongoing search by

2:12.6

R. Cammelute search and rescue and community volunteers,

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