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Hiker Injured in 18-Meter Fall While Grabbing Her Dog on B.C.’s Tricouni Peak

She remains hospitalized at Lions Gate Hospital awaiting a second leg surgery.

Overview

  • Margaux Cohen, 36, fell roughly 18 meters on August 24 after leaving the main trail with two companions and attempting to descend a short wall.
  • She rolled down the slope, struck her head multiple times and broke her leg, and she later said she stayed conscious and remembers the entire fall.
  • Friends called 911, and Squamish Search and Rescue arrived more than two hours later to evacuate her by helicopter.
  • Her dog, Zion, a pit bull mix, stayed beside her and suffered only a minor paw injury.
  • A GoFundMe organized by friend Emily Kasal seeks CA$30,000 and had raised about CA$13,700 as of early September, and Cohen expects months of recovery with plates and screws planned for her leg.