Fatal ice climbing incident
Vallée du Columbia
2023-03-13 14:27 HAP
Dossier nº 2023-506
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Aux termes de la Loi sur les langues officielles, ce bureau n'offre des services au public qu'en anglais. Vous trouverez des renseignements généraux dans les deux langues officielles au cb.grc.ca et www.grc.ca.
On March 9th, 2023, at 12:40 p.m., the Columbia Valley RCMP were notified of an injured ice climber approximately twenty-five kilometres up the Kootenay River Forest Service Road.
BC Ambulance, along with Search and Rescue were also deployed.
It was determined that a 35-year-old man from Golden, BC, had fallen while ice climbing. Sadly, the man was declared deceased while on the way to hospital.
The death is not suspicious.
The Golden RCMP is working alongside the BC Coroners Service in the investigation.
Diffusé par :
Cap. James Grandy
S.-off.-cons. de district (relations avec les médias)District du Sud-Est
Bureau : 250-460-2398
Courriel :
james.grandy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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