British Columbia

Search crews find body of ATV rider who went missing near Fraser Valley

The search for a young man who went missing while riding his all-terrain vehicle over the weekend has ended tragically with the discovery of his body Sunday.

21-year-old man's body found near Cogburn Creek, east of Harrison Lake, on Sunday

One of several images posted to Kent Harrison Search and Rescue's Facebook page showing crews in a staging area near Cogburn Creek, in B.C.'s Fraser Valley. (Kent Harrison Search and Rescue)

A Fraser Valley search and rescue crew says the body of a young man who went missing while riding his all-terrain vehicle over the weekend has been found.

A social media post from Kent Harrison Search and Rescue says that its members responded late Saturday to reports about the missing 21-year-old.

The post says he had been seen several hours earlier but had not returned from a trip along a forest service road on the east side of Harrison Lake, about 130 kilometres east of Vancouver.

Search and rescue says a 16-person crew scoured roughly 30 kilometres of logging roads through the night and rescue efforts resumed Sunday, with assistance from neighbouring Mission Search and Rescue.

The man was found dead near Cogburn Creek on Sunday, it said.

His cause of death and name have not been released.