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14-Year-Old Snowboarder Missing Since Sunday At B.C.’s Sun Peaks Ski Resort

The Canadian Press, 03 Feb, 2020 07:30 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Search-and-rescue crews and RCMP near Kamloops, B.C., are looking for a 14-year-old snowboarder.

Mounties say the missing boy took a shuttle to the Sun Peaks Resort Sunday morning but failed to catch the return shuttle to Kamloops in the afternoon.

Police say it's been confirmed that the teen used the chairlift up the mountain.

The boy's parents called police and the search began Sunday evening.

Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the police dog service is also involved in the search for any sign of the missing snowboarder.

This is my cousin Carson Hadwin (14yo) - he is MISSING and was last seen 2:30pm Sun at Sun Peaks. He caught the shuttle up but never came home. He was wearing a white coat, with green shapes. Black pants, black helmet, and white snowboard boots. SAR has looked all night. pic.twitter.com/mEf8jBgloi
— Ash Kelly (@AshDKelly) February 3, 2020

Search has resumed, police and a dog were on the mountain overnight. Salmon Arm and Shuswap SAR arrived last night. Helicopter is already there and a plane is joining search. Carson's bag was found in the chalet and officials say there's no signs he left the mountain
— Ash Kelly (@AshDKelly) February 3, 2020

Here's a picture of the Burton jacket 14-y-o Carson Hadwin of Kamloops was last seen wearing yesterday afternoon before going missing @SunPeaksResort @NEWS1130 pic.twitter.com/e0Wgiz12o1
— Ash Kelly (@AshDKelly) February 3, 2020

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