Skier stuck overnight in B.C.'s Suicide Gully hikes out with help from local search and rescue group
Local search and rescue teams performed what some would call a Christmas miracle, saving a skier who ended up stranded on a North Vancouver mountain.
North Shore Rescue search manager Scott Merriman told CTV News Saturday that his teams were able to bring the man to safety after he spent Friday night trapped inside Suicide Gully on Mount Seymour.
“He was skiing with his family who were snowshoeing just up to Brockton Point, they all turned around and on the way down I guess he must have lost his way and ended up down into Suicide Gully,” said Merriman.
The family contacted Mt. Seymour’s ski patrol team when the man did not pass them on the way down.
NSR members were brought in shortly after to help find the man, but bad weather conditions made their rescue mission a little tricky.
”Because of the avalanche conditions we weren’t actually able to get down into Suicide Gully yesterday,” explained Merriman.
However, NSR members stayed on higher ground Friday evening managing to make voice contact with the man around 10 p.m.
“Even though we were quite far away, the field team was able to talk to him pretty well and he actually held up his cellphone and they could see him down in Suicide Gulley,” said Merriman.
Bad weather Friday night and Saturday morning didn’t allow for the search and rescue team to fly the man out, instead they opted to go by foot to bring him back to safety on Saturday morning.
“A team went in this morning via ground since the weather is still isn’t very good for flying,” Merriman explained. “They went in on skis and snowshoes and found him.”
Apart from being cold through the night, Merriman said the man is currently “in good shape” and hiked himself out along with the help of the NSR team on Saturday.
No one else was injured in the incident.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'A beautiful soul': Funeral held for baby boy killed in wrong-way crash on Highway 401
A funeral was held on Wednesday for a three-month-old boy who died after being involved in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 in Whitby last week.
'Sophisticated' cyberattacks detected on B.C. government networks, premier says
There has been a "sophisticated" cybersecurity breach detected on B.C. government networks, Premier David Eby confirmed Wednesday evening.
Police handcuff man trying to enter Drake's Toronto mansion
Toronto police say a man was taken into custody outside Drake's Bridle Path mansion Wednesday afternoon after he tried to gain access to the residence.
Biden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if they launch major invasion of Rafah
U.S. President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt shipments of American weapons to Israel, which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in Gaza, if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.
Canucks claw out 5-4 comeback win over Oilers in Game 1
Dakota Joshua had a goal and two assists and the Vancouver Canucks scored three third-period goals to claw out a 5-4 comeback victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Wednesday.
Nijjar murder suspect says he had Canadian study permit in immigration firm's video
One of the Indian nationals accused of murdering British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar says in a social media video that he received a Canadian study permit with the help of an Indian immigration consultancy.
Pfizer agrees to settle more than 10K lawsuits over Zantac cancer risk: Bloomberg News
Pfizer has agreed to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits about cancer risks related to the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the deal.
Quebec premier defends new museum on Quebecois nation after Indigenous criticism
Quebec Premier Francois Legault is defending his comments about a new history museum after he was accused by a prominent First Nations group of trying to erase their history.
U.S. presidential candidate RFK Jr. had a brain worm, has recovered, campaign says
Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a parasite in his brain more than a decade ago, but has fully recovered, his campaign said, after the New York Times reported about the ailment.