One home impacted by Lions Bay landslide, RCMP say

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One resident of a house that was hit by a landslide on Saturday has been discovered lifeless, in line with a Squamish RCMP launch. 

On the morning of Dec.14, emergency crews responded to a mudslide, which occurred on Freeway 99 beside the Brunswick Street exit ramp.

The slide impacted Glendale Avenue, on the north finish of Lions Bay.

One home that was believed to be occupied by two residents was displaced within the slide. 

Emergency crews, RCMP, and heavy-duty search and rescue crews from Canadian Activity Drive 1 had been on web site at the moment, looking. 

“Sadly, on Dec.15, emergency crews positioned the physique of one of many residents immediately concerned, who had succumbed to their accidents,” acknowledged Cpl. James Grandy, BC RCMP spokesperson, in a information launch on Sunday night.

“Emergency crews are persevering with their search this night for a second particular person related to the house who stays unaccounted for.”

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One dwelling was hit by a landslide in Lions Bay on Saturday, Dec. 14, says the RCMP, and the residents of the house stay unaccounted for.

The slide impacted Glendale Avenue, on the north finish of Lions Bay, states a press launch from the Village of Lions Bay.

Two folks could have been within the dwelling on the time, in line with the municipal authorities.

“A number of residents had been evacuated as a precaution, and efforts to rescue others whose entry has been reduce off by the slide are ongoing,” reads the discharge.

Emergency crews, RCMP, and heavy-duty search and rescue crews from Canadian Activity Drive 1 are on web site, states the Squamish RCMP in a Sunday, Dec. 15 press launch.

Canadian Activity Drive 1 is a nationwide heavy city search and rescue crew (HUSAR) based mostly in Vancouver.

In response to the Metropolis of Vancouver web site, the crew “focuses on catastrophe help and extremely technical search and rescue operations in city environments.”

The company is made up of 160 members, together with paramedics, law enforcement officials, firefighters, engineers, specialised metropolis employees, physicians, and search canine.

“Freeway upkeep contractors are on scene finishing a technical evaluation together with the Ministry of Transportation,” mentioned RCMP Cpl. James Grandy within the Squamish media launch.

Saturday morning, Dec. 14, the mudslide occurred on Freeway 99 beside the Brunswick Street exit ramp.

It introduced down bushes, particles, and dirt, which stretched throughout the Sea to Sky Freeway. The freeway was closed in each instructions for nearly 24 hours.

The freeway has since been cleared and is totally reopened.

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