Close X
Saturday, November 16, 2024
ADVT 
National

Personal Location Device Helps Searchers Find Missing Snowmobiler's Body In B.C.

The Canadian Press, 09 Mar, 2016 11:22 AM
    SICAMOUS, B.C. — The body of a missing snowmobiler has been found in an avalanche zone near Sicamous, B.C.
     
    He went off on his own on Sunday, and a search began Tuesday morning after he failed to return as expected.
     
    John Schut of Shuswap Search and Rescue says the 34-year-old man was known to go sledding for several days at a time.
     
    He says searchers were able to narrow down the snowmobiler's whereabouts because he was carrying a personal location device.
     
    The man's body was found in the Owl's Head area Tuesday morning, shortly after the search began.
     
    The BC Coroners Service is investigating, and has not yet released the snowmobiler's name.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Baggage Handlers Stole From Checked Luggage At Halifax Airport: Police

    Baggage Handlers Stole From Checked Luggage At Halifax Airport: Police
    The handlers allegedly searched through checked baggage after it had been loaded onto a plane Jan. 27, Nova Scotia RCMP said in a press release.

    Baggage Handlers Stole From Checked Luggage At Halifax Airport: Police

    Lockdown At Vancouver Island University Lifted After No Man With Gun Located

    Lockdown At Vancouver Island University Lifted After No Man With Gun Located
    RCMP Const. Gary O'Brien says a tip came in at about 10:30 a.m. of a man spotted with photography equipment and something in his back pocket that looked like a firearm.

    Lockdown At Vancouver Island University Lifted After No Man With Gun Located

    RCMP's Portrayal Of Islam In Terror Sting 'Dubious,' 'Eyebrow Raising': Expert

    RCMP's Portrayal Of Islam In Terror Sting 'Dubious,' 'Eyebrow Raising': Expert
    Islamic scholar Omid Safi testified in B.C. Supreme Court that the RCMP should have helped to rid John Nuttall of his radical ideas

    RCMP's Portrayal Of Islam In Terror Sting 'Dubious,' 'Eyebrow Raising': Expert

    Delta, B.C., Officer On Medical Leave Charged With Forgery Related To Pain Meds

    Delta, B.C., Officer On Medical Leave Charged With Forgery Related To Pain Meds
    Police say the allegations against Const. Geoffrey Young occurred while he was performing administrative duties after returning from medical leave.

    Delta, B.C., Officer On Medical Leave Charged With Forgery Related To Pain Meds

    Rohinie Bisesar, Woman Accused In Downtown Toronto Stabbing Now Charged With 1st-Degree Murder

    Rohinie Bisesar, Woman Accused In Downtown Toronto Stabbing Now Charged With 1st-Degree Murder
    Const. Jenifferjit Sidhu says Bisesar is to return to court on Feb. 29.

    Rohinie Bisesar, Woman Accused In Downtown Toronto Stabbing Now Charged With 1st-Degree Murder

    Special Warning Issued By Coroner, Avalanche Canada, Prior To B.C.'s Family Day

    Special Warning Issued By Coroner, Avalanche Canada, Prior To B.C.'s Family Day
    Avalanche Canada and the B.C. Coroners Service have joined forced in hopes of saving lives over British Columbia's upcoming Family Day weekend.

    Special Warning Issued By Coroner, Avalanche Canada, Prior To B.C.'s Family Day