Overview
- Elk Valley RCMP say the 39-year-old Hosmer resident was reported missing at 7 a.m. Thursday and his remains were recovered Friday morning.
- Elkview Operations is shut down while investigators work at the site.
- The BC Coroners Service and the provincial Mining Ministry are attending the scene alongside RCMP to determine what happened.
- RCMP said criminality is not suspected at this time and the man’s name is being withheld.
- Elk Valley Resources’ CEO offered condolences and said counselling and support services are available to workers.