LILLOOET, B.C. — Specialized alpine search-and-rescue teams operating in hazardous mountain terrain south of Lillooet have recovered the bodies of three...
LILLOOET, B.C. — Specialized alpine search-and-rescue teams operating in hazardous mountain terrain south of Lillooet have recovered the bodies of three men following a catastrophic mudslide along Highway 99, bringing the disaster’s confirmed death toll to four while one motorist remains unaccounted for.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, working alongside volunteer search crews and provincial emergency task forces, formally suspended active ground and aerial operations along the corridor, known locally as Duffey Lake Road. Officials cited deteriorating winter weather and the imminent threat of secondary slope failures for halting tactical operations following an exhaustive multi-day effort.