Monday, December 22, 2025
ADVT 
National

Police Confirm Body Found In B.C. Woods Is That Of Missing Australian Hiker

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 Oct, 2017 11:56 AM
    CHILLIWACK, B.C. — The RCMP have confirmed a body found at the base of a waterfall near Agassiz, B.C., is that of a missing hiker from Australia.
     
    Sophie Dowsley and her partner, 44-year-old Greg Tiffin, were reported missing July 10.
     
    The hikers were last seen July 8 in the Fraser Valley.
     
    A search was launched after the couple's vehicle was found unoccupied near Statlu Lake.
     
    Tiffin's body was found eight days later along with some personal belongings of Dowsley's but it wasn't until Sept. 23 that her body was found in the same area.
     
    Police say foul play is not suspected in the deaths of either hiker.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Sped Through Construction Zone: Truck Driver Gets 3 Years For Killing 3 Teens

    Sped Through Construction Zone: Truck Driver Gets 3 Years For Killing 3 Teens
    MELFORT, Sask. — A truck driver who killed three Saskatchewan teenagers when his speeding semi rear-ended their car in a construction zone has been sentenced to three years in prison.

    Sped Through Construction Zone: Truck Driver Gets 3 Years For Killing 3 Teens

    Winnipeg Man Pleads Not Guilty To Letter-Bomb Charges, Fights DNA Evidence

    Winnipeg Man Pleads Not Guilty To Letter-Bomb Charges, Fights DNA Evidence
    WINNIPEG — A man accused of sending letter bombs in the mail, including one that cost his ex-wife's lawyer her hand, pleaded not guilty Monday to five counts of attempted murder and to several explosives-related charges.

    Winnipeg Man Pleads Not Guilty To Letter-Bomb Charges, Fights DNA Evidence

    Four-Year Sentence For Man Found Guilty Of Smuggling Tamil Migrants To Canada

    Four-Year Sentence For Man Found Guilty Of Smuggling Tamil Migrants To Canada
    VANCOUVER — A Sri Lankan man found guilty of smuggling Tamil migrants to Canada has walked free after receiving a four-year prison sentence.

    Four-Year Sentence For Man Found Guilty Of Smuggling Tamil Migrants To Canada

    WATCH: Stretch Limousine Crashes Into Home In Surrey

    WATCH: Stretch Limousine Crashes Into Home In Surrey
    Police say the damage from the crash has made the house uninhabitable.

    WATCH: Stretch Limousine Crashes Into Home In Surrey

    Suspect Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Surrey House Fire

    Suspect Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Surrey House Fire
    The death of a man in a Thursday morning fire in Surrey is suspicious and homicide detectives have now taken over the case, Surrey RCMP said.

    Suspect Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Surrey House Fire

    No Plans For Drug Legalization Despite Overdose Crisis: PM Trudeau

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he's aware of B.C.'s struggles dealing with the rising tide of opioid deaths, but there are no plans to legalize illicit substances like heroin as part of the response.

    No Plans For Drug Legalization Despite Overdose Crisis: PM Trudeau