Fifth body recovered from mountains near Vancouver snow slide
LIONS BAY, B.C. — Five hikers crossing an unstable ledge of snow in the mountains north of Vancouver fell 500 metres to their deaths, a search manager said on Sunday.
Martin Colwell said four bodies were recovered at the bottom of Mount Harvey early Sunday afternoon and a fifth body was located several hours later.
“It’s a great tragedy,” he told reporters at the search headquarters in Lions Bay, B.C. earlier in the day.
Search and rescue crews were alerted to the accident late Saturday afternoon, Colwell said.