Vince Verlaan said he shared a philosophy with his son, Camden: “Be careful, not fearful.”
Speaking on CBC’s On The Coast, Vince said Camden worked at The Gumboot Cafe for two years in his hometown of Roberts Creek on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast to save up money to experience the world and travel to Peru for a three-month trip.
Camden, 20, was in Huanchaco, where he volunteered to work at a dog shelter, Vince said, “feeding them, caring for them, and he just loved animals, and dogs especially so much.”
On March 8, Vince said Camden was walking back to the boarding house where he
