Adventure-Seeking BC Couple Were Victims Found on Nova Scotia Island: Relative

Published on July 25, 2024

The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia’s remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah Packwood. Mr. Clibbery’s sister, Lynda Spielman, said on July 23 the RCMP had confirmed their identities. Ms. Spielman, a Calgary resident, said she’s heard many theories about what happened to the adventurous couple after June 11 when they left Halifax harbour in a 13-metre sailboat en route to the Azores. Ms. Spielman declined to speculate on what went wrong during what was intended to be a 3,200-kilometre voyage to the Portuguese archipelago, and the Mounties have said they are still investigating....