National

Body Of Missing Camper Found In Golden Ears Provincial Park Near Maple Ridge, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Jan, 2016 04:58 PM

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — The body of a missing camper has been found in a provincial park near Maple Ridge, B.C.

A 39-year-old man went missing in Golden Ears Provincial Park around 2:30 a.m. on New Year's Day after telling friends he was going to set off fireworks.

Rick Laing of Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue says about 34 people from several search and rescue organizations looked for the man Friday afternoon and continued late into the night.

The search resumed early Saturday morning, and a boat found a man's body in Alouette Lake around 10 a.m.

Ridge Meadows RCMP say the body is that of the missing camper.

Laing says the man's death appears to be a tragic accident.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Opposition Says Manitoba Government Breaking Promise Of Doctors For All

Manitoba Health Minister Sharon Blady said Tuesday she is amending — not breaking — a long-standing promise to find a family doctor for every Manitoban by the end of this year.

Opposition Says Manitoba Government Breaking Promise Of Doctors For All

Ammo And Tools Found On Suspect During Vancouver Bait-Bike Sting: Police

Vancouver police say officers seized 50 rounds of ammunition from a man during a recent sting using a bait bicycle.

Ammo And Tools Found On Suspect During Vancouver Bait-Bike Sting: Police

Saskatchewan Firefighters Want Workers' Compensation To Recognize PTSD

REGINA — Saskatchewan firefighters are asking the provincial government to make it easier for them to get treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Saskatchewan Firefighters Want Workers' Compensation To Recognize PTSD

Coroner Links Missing Woman, Human Remains Through Dna In B.C. Cold Case

Skeletal remains found nearly nine years ago on an island off British Columbia's Sunshine Coast have been identified through DNA analysis.

Coroner Links Missing Woman, Human Remains Through Dna In B.C. Cold Case

B.C. Legislature Breaks After Child-Welfare, Freedom-of-Information Debates

Fierce debates over child-welfare policies and the government's deletion of potentially sensitive emails dominated the fall legislative session in British Columbia.

B.C. Legislature Breaks After Child-Welfare, Freedom-of-Information Debates

Ancient Giant Wasp Species Discovered By British Columbia Researcher

Bruce Archibald was searching for fossilized insects in British Columbia's southern Interior when he cracked open a rock and found a beautifully-preserved giant horntail wood-wasp.