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Hiker Death

Shuswap SAR recovers hiker’s body near Sicamous

May 17, 2019 | 3:54 PM

SICAMOUS, B.C. — Shuswap Search and Rescue recovered the body of a hiker who was found dead above the Sicamous Creek Falls.

According to a news release sent by the Sicamous RCMP, search and rescue conducted a “difficult and technical high angle rope rescue,” in order to retrieve the body.

The hiker died after falling on Wednesday.

RCMP and the BC Corners Service are continuing to investigate.