Knocked on door for help, Wanzhen Lu alive in Gravenhurst

Wanzhen (Peter) Lu has been found apparently safe in Gravenhurst. Police say Lu, 22, knocked on the door of a home on Doe Lake Rd. in the Muskoka town and asked for help Tuesday night. “Shortly before 9 p.m. a man walked up to a residence on Doe Lake Road in Gravenhurst and he was looking for help,” Sgt. Andy Pattenden said. “He knocked on the door of the residence and a homeowner found him there and called police right away.” “I can tell you that officers with the Ontario Provincial Police attended and found the man and have identified him as 22-year-old Wanzhen Lu.” Pattenden said Lu was taken to hospital with minor injuries. “I can tell you that our investigators have been in very close contact with Lu’s family prior to their arrival in Canada from China and since they’ve been here our investigators have been able to provide this great news to the family, who I’m sure are sincerely relieved at this time,” he said. Lu is currently being interviewed by investigators as this case is “far from over,” Pattenden said. “Four suspects are still outstanding in this case,” he said. “We’re very concerned that they are still out there and I can tell you that our efforts are far from over.”

Police say that the man who was taken into custody yesterday on suspicion of being involved in the kidnapping has now been released unconditionally. It appears that police believe they were entirely wrong about this man’s involvement at any level. They say that the motive for this apparent abduction remains unknown but they hope to learn more from Mr. Lu. Gravenhurst is a town of some 12,000 people on the shore of Lake Muskoka. Doe Lake Rd. is a rural stretch with few homes. It seems at least possible that Lu was released by his kidnappers and walked some distance to find help. The CBC is reporting that it has obtained vehicle registration documents of a Range Rover used by Mr. Lu showing a lien put on the vehicle as of March 25. On Tuesday, the Range Rover remained in the garage from which Lu was taken. Pictures at what appears to be Lu’s Instagram account (@my.666666) depict great affluence.