Search for missing snowshoers on Vancouver’s North Shore called off after 5 days
VANCOUVER — Police say search crews have run out of places where they can safely look for two men missing since Christmas Day in the back country of Vancouver’s North Shore Mountains.
West Vancouver police said Friday that the search for 43-year-old Roy Lee and 64-year-old Chun Lam had been stood down and would not resume unless they received new information.
Officials said a decision had been made between police and North Shore Rescue late Friday to turn the search from a rescue to a recovery operation, meaning the two men are presumed to be dead.
Const. Jeff Palmer said calling off the search isn’t something that is taken lightly..