A friend fears that a man allegedly lynched in Peru is his friend of 12 years, Sebastian Woodroffe, who he describes as a gentle person on a journey to find enlightenment. Yarrow Willard said the Comox Valley-area man had travelled to Peru several times to experiment with ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic drink, at rainforest retreats. On Saturday night, Willard learned that Woodroffe is feared dead in Peru, the place he went seeking "deeper meaning." Peruvian authorities released Woodroffe's name. Olivia Arevalo Lomas of the Shipibo-Conibo ethnic group, an Indigenous healer and rights activist, was fatally shot on Thursday and Peruvian authorities described Woodroffe as her client.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2018 21:22 UTC