Search teams recover three bodies after a deadly B.C. mudslide, bringing the confirmed death toll to four while one person remains missing.
LILLOOET, B.C. — Specialized search-and-rescue teams operating in treacherous alpine terrain south of Lillooet have recovered the bodies of three men following a catastrophic mudslide along Highway 99, bringing the confirmed death toll to four while one motorist remains unaccounted for.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, coordinating alongside regional volunteer rescue personnel and provincial emergency task forces, formally concluded active ground and aerial search efforts along the mountain corridor, locally designated as Duffey Lake Road. Officials cited deteriorating weather conditions and an unacceptably high risk of secondary slope failure for the decision to wind down tactical operations after an exhaustive multi-day campaign.