16-year-old hiker dies after fall in Lions Bay area

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Police accidental they responded to a telephone of 2 hikers who had go separated and mislaid astir 3:30 p.m. connected Sunday. One of the hikers was located and rescued by helicopter, portion the different was recovered unresponsive, officials say.

Teen fell down steep, snowy gully adjacent Yahoo Creek connected Hat Mountain, SAR says

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· Posted: May 06, 2025 5:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

A photograph shows a steep mountainside with a snowy enactment down the middle.

A teen has died aft they fell down a gully during a hike successful the Lions Bay area, officials say.

According to a merchandise from Sea to Sky RCMP, officers, alongside members from Lions Bay Search and Rescue and North Shore Rescue, responded to a telephone of 2 hikers who had go separated and mislaid astir 3:30 p.m. connected Sunday.

One of the hikers was located and rescued by helicopter, portion the different was recovered unresponsive. They were taken to the infirmary but, contempt life-saving efforts, constabulary said they did not survive.

Both hikers were 16 years old, according to a connection posted to societal media by North Shore Rescue.

Lions Bay SAR squad person Brent Calkin said the teens were coming down from hiking the Mount Brunswick Trail erstwhile 1 of them fell and slipped in a steep and snowy gully adjacent the Yahoo Creek country connected Hat Mountain.

An orangish chopper is pictured astatine dusk.

He said determination person been a fig of incidents successful the past fewer weeks of radical slipping and falling successful icy and snowy conditions, with respective caller deaths.

"It perfectly terrifies maine what the imaginable is for slipping and falling successful the backcountry close now," said Calkin.

He said it is simply a treacherous clip of year, with snowfall and crystal connected galore trails. He stressed those who are not experts should instrumentality to trails wherever snowfall has already melted.

"When thing is casual to ascent successful August, it is simply a wholly antithetic proposition this clip of twelvemonth wherever it's inactive wintertime successful the mountains and summertime successful the city," said Calkin.

Following the teen's death, the RCMP said it is working with the B.C. Coroners Service to beforehand the investigation.

"Our thoughts and condolences spell retired to the friends and household of the deceased," said Sgt. Dallas Langley of the Sea to Sky RCMP.

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