( CNN ) -- A bear ate the corpse of a convicted killer in a wooded area of Canada , according to authorities . The mauled body of Rory Nelson Wagner , 53 , was found in a rural area in southern British Columbia on Wednesday evening , the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said . Police believe Wagner was already dead in a 1986 Volkswagen Jetta when the black bear broke into the vehicle , ate some parts of him and dragged the rest of the body away . `` The driver 's window of the vehicle was down and investigators noted numerous muddy animal prints and scratches on the car , '' police said . Officials `` discovered the body in the surrounding bush , about 120 meters from the vehicle , '' police said . Drug paraphernalia and a bottle of liquor was found in the car . A coroner is conducting an autopsy and toxicology tests . Wagner and two other people were charged with the 1993 killing of a man they thought had sexually assaulted a relative , CNN affiliate CTV reported . The man they killed was found not guilty of sexual assault charges , according to the affiliate . Wagner was convicted for the murder , but he had been on parole . Conservation officials say the bear was caught , but may be killed to ensure public safety .
The body of Rory Nelson Wagner was found in a rural area this week . It is believed he was dead before the killer mauled him . Wagner had been on parole after murder conviction , CNN affiliate reported .