Body of missing snowboarder found near Cypress Mountain ski resort
40-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., was last seen alive at noon on Friday
The body of a snowboarder who went missing from Cypress Mountain ski resort in West Vancouver has been found near Horseshoe Bay, rescue officials have confirmed.
The 40-year-old Surrey, B.C., man had been missing since Friday afternoon when he failed to meet up as planned with a friend.
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—@KamilKaramaliNorth Shore Rescue volunteers scoured the region surrounding the ski resort on Friday afternoon and resumed on Saturday. The man's body was found near a creek to the west of the ski resort.
.<a href="https://twitter.com/NSRescue">@NSRescue</a> member shows me where snowboarder was found. Near Montizambert Creek, very rocky area. <a href="https://twitter.com/cbcnewsbc">@cbcnewsbc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBC?src=hash">#CBC</a> <a href="https://t.co/Q0XuqaxlZX">pic.twitter.com/Q0XuqaxlZX</a>
—@KamilKaramaliNorth Shore Rescue team leader Mike Danks said the man was snowboarding with a female friend Friday. The pair was in an out-of-bounds area. They split up and went in different directions. The woman made it out safely and, when she couldn't find her friend, contacted police around 6 p.m.
North Shore Rescue dispatched a crew who found the snowboarder's tracks. The tracks led to a steep creek area that is considered very dangerous, Danks said.
The group halted its search and resumed Saturday, using a helicopter. They spotted the man at the bottom of a cliff Saturday morning, but couldn't immediately reach him due to weather. On the second attempt, searchers reached the man, but he was dead.