Searchers In B.C. Find Body Of Hiker Reported Missing

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Jun, 2018 12:08 PM

COQUITLAM, B.C. — The body of a hiker who was reported missing on Wednesday near Coquitlam, B.C., has been found.

Coquitlam Search and Rescue says two hikers got lost on Eagle Ridge near Buntzen Lake.

While descending a steep gully, one of them fell and died at the scene.

Coquitlam Search and Rescue also says in a tweet that both hikers were transported from the scene via long line.

The names and ages of the hikers have not been released.

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