A skier received first aid after being swept up in a backcountry avalanche. The slide occurred shortly after noon in an area of Mount Seymour Provincial Park near the Seymour Alpine Trail. Icy ordeal Gareth Fafard had come off the 1st Pump Peak on the southeast side, hit the snow and triggered the size 1.5 […]
A 36-year old man who was caught in an avalanche received first aid. The incident occurred near Golden, B.C. Sadly, the man was declared dead. Dangers in the backcountry According to the RCMP, the unnamed victim was treated in a Calgary hospital but could not be saved. The BC Coroners Service has taken over the […]
A Surrey, B.C. woman urges trampoline parks to be regulated after frightening experience involving her 3-year old son. Better safety measures The toddler fell through the springs and onto the floor below at a park in Richmond where a father died earlier this year. Ravi Gill-Douglas’s son was at a birthday party at Extreme Air […]
Two Nunavut hunters survived a polar attack and one of their companions was killed. The encounter started when a mother polar bear and her cub went to their camp and attacked them. Icy ordeal According to one of the hunters named Leo Lijangiag, age 38, they were having a morning tea together with his two […]
A 27-year old snowboarder was given CPR after suffocation incident. The incident occurred at Whistler Blackcomb over the weekend. The victim has been identified by the province’s coroner service. Life on the line The BC Coroners Service identified the snowboarder as Matej Svana who had been living in Whistler at the time and was originally […]
An adult male snowboarder died while on Whistler Blackcomb due to an accident 3 days after opening for the season. The unconscious snowboarder was found at Whistler Blackcomb and later declared dead. He fell in an area of the ski hill with difficult terrain. Dangers while on the ice The ski patrol discovered the man […]
At Whistler Blackcomb, there was an unconscious snowboarder who was later declared dead. He fell in a site at the ski hill which has a difficult terrain. According to the statement given by the officials of the ski hill, the ski patrol responded to an emergency dispatch call on a 27-year old snowboarder who was […]