Close X
Thursday, October 10, 2024
ADVT 
National

Man Found Dead After Avalanche Near Whistler, B.C.: RCMP

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Mar, 2017 12:44 PM
    WHISTLER, B.C. — RCMP say a man is dead after an avalanche near Whistler, B.C., Saturday.
     
    Sgt. Annie Linteau says police were notified about a slide at Callaghan Valley just before noon.
     
    She says 14 people were reported to be involved at the time the avalanche occurred.
     
    RCMP and Whistler Search and Rescue sent crews to the remote location which could only be accessed by helicopter and snowmobile.
     
    She said the body of a 32-year-old man was recovered shortly before 4 p.m.
     
    No one else suffered serious injuries.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Maryam Monsef Apologizes To Electoral Reform Committee For Commons Outburst

    Maryam Monsef Apologizes To Electoral Reform Committee For Commons Outburst
    Monsef issued the apology during today's daily question period, much of which she spent on her feet addressing the controversy from the day before.

    Maryam Monsef Apologizes To Electoral Reform Committee For Commons Outburst

    Sentencing Of Suspended RCMP Officer And His Wife Postponed

    Sentencing Of Suspended RCMP Officer And His Wife Postponed
    OTTAWA — Sentencing for a suspended RCMP counterterrorism officer and his wife, both found guilty in the severe abuse of an 11-year-old boy, has been put off.

    Sentencing Of Suspended RCMP Officer And His Wife Postponed

    'Bit Of A Shocker': How A Seaweed Diet Dramatically Cuts Cows' Methane Output

    'Bit Of A Shocker': How A Seaweed Diet Dramatically Cuts Cows' Methane Output
    A researcher found the seaweed reduced the methane in the cows' burps and farts, a key contributor to climate change.

    'Bit Of A Shocker': How A Seaweed Diet Dramatically Cuts Cows' Methane Output

    Toronto Senior Found Guilty Of Second-Degree Murder In Nursing Home Death

    Toronto Senior Found Guilty Of Second-Degree Murder In Nursing Home Death
    Peter Brooks, 76, had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 72-year-old Jocelyn Dickson.

    Toronto Senior Found Guilty Of Second-Degree Murder In Nursing Home Death

    2 Men Taken To Hospital After Shots Fired On Vancouver-Burnaby Border

    2 Men Taken To Hospital After Shots Fired On Vancouver-Burnaby Border
    Police receiving reports of a fight, shots fired, and men with knives at a home on East Georgia near Boundary

    2 Men Taken To Hospital After Shots Fired On Vancouver-Burnaby Border

    Metal Flies Off Truck, Smashes Through Newfoundland Woman's Windshield

    Metal Flies Off Truck, Smashes Through Newfoundland Woman's Windshield
    Authorities say the large piece of metal, estimated to weigh about 10 to 12 kilograms, struck the car as it travelled on Waterford Bridge Road in St. John's during a morning drive.

    Metal Flies Off Truck, Smashes Through Newfoundland Woman's Windshield