This article was published more than 19 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. Two bodies found in a quarry north of Montreal yesterday have been identified as those of two American male strippers who went missing while on a night out in Montreal 11 days ago.
Flying over the site with a helicopter, police spotted the bodies on a remote ledge inside a quarry, not far from the after-hours bar that Mark Kraynak and Steve Wright told a friend they were heading to on Aug. Constable Guy Lajeunesse, a spokesman for Laval police, said the clothing found on the bodies matched that worn by the two men. He said, however, that final confirmation won't come until after autopsies are conducted.
Montreal police decided to scour the area because a local cellphone tower picked up a signal from one of the men's phones. The call came in at about a. The discovery brings a sorry end to the duo's stay in Canada. The two men were part of a troupe of six adult entertainers from the United States who went to Federal Court in June to gain the right to perform in Canada.
They were in Montreal in August for a holiday after finishing their string of performances at a Toronto strip club. Kraynak's mother, Janice, has been in Montreal since last week trying to find her son. Wright's family flew in from California to appeal for the public's help. Constable Lajeunesse of the Laval police, which is now leading the investigation, said it is too soon to know how the men died -- if they were pushed into the quarry, fell into it, or had their bodies dragged in.
The ledge where their bodies were found is about 15 metres from the quarry's edge. The news brought shock to friends of Mr. Wright, 20, and Mr. Kraynak, Betsy Hanzes, a lifelong friend of Mr. Kraynak's, sobbed when told about the police announcement. Kraynak had lived with Ms. Hanzes and her son for the past year. He just sparkled. Kraynak and Mr. Report an editorial error. Report a technical issue.
