The Coquitlam RCMP has confirmed the missing resident of a home that was swept away in a mudslide has been found dead.
Canada Task Force 1 — Urban Search and Rescue and Coquitlam Fire and Rescue found the 57-year-old woman on Sunday evening.
Mounties say on Saturday, Oct. 19, they received reports of the mudslide on Quarry Road between Calgary Drive and MacIntyre Road.
“This is a deeply tragic outcome and our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends,” said Corp. Alexa Hodgins. “We would like to thank Canada Task Force 1 – Urban Search and Rescue and Coquitlam Fire and Rescue for their search efforts and locating the victim.”
The mudslide happened during the region’s first atmospheric river of the season. Coquitlam itself recorded more than 250 millimetres of rain on Oct. 19, with most of the Lower Mainland and B.C.’s South Coast seeing between 100 and 200 mm.
The massive three-day storm broke 12 one-day rainfall records in B.C.
Quarry Road remains closed as the mudslide has rendered the street unpassable, “which has affected several residents on the other side of the slide,” Hodgins shared on Sunday.
“First responders are in contact with the residents and confirmed that [they] are able to shelter in place, but there is no updated timeline as to when the road will be cleared.”
Mounties say the woman’s family has been notified.
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