Fire crews say that a 17-year-old teen boy has died from falling off a cliff at Lynn Canyon Park in North Vancouver on Sunday.
Fire Chief for the District of North Vancouver Mike Danks tells 1130 NewsRadio that they got a call at 3 p.m. and responded immediately.
“For us, that’s a high priority call that crews, BC ambulance, the fire department the park rangers, everyone’s responding. RCMP as well,” he said. “It’s an all-hands-on-deck response.”
Danks says when crews got there, the victim’s friends were only able to point out where they had last seen him. He says crews had to “get onto the west side of the bank to actually see where he had fallen.”
“It was clear that the individual had not survived from the fall that he had taken,” Danks said.
He says the teen went over a fence and had gotten too close to the edge of the canyon.
The fire chief wants to emphasize that Lynn Canyon Park is a great place to visit but it is very important that visitors stay on the designated trail within the safe zone.
He says no one must cross fences that are marked under hazardous areas.
“We have park rangers that are patrolling the areas, working with the visitors to educate them on how they can enjoy the canyon safely,” he said.
1130 NewsRadio has reached out to the RCMP, North Shore Rescue Services, and the BC Coroners Service for more information.