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RCMP Locate Third Hiker's Body at B.C.'s Meachen Creek Falls

Police deem the case non-suspicious, with recovery complicated by rugged terrain.

Overview

  • Kimberley RCMP say they have found the 35-year-old man who went over the falls on September 1, and retrieval operations continue.
  • A GPS SOS alerted responders on September 1, when a 68-year-old woman was found about halfway down the falls.
  • The body of a 35-year-old woman from the same group was located and recovered on September 2.
  • All three people were Mexican citizens, according to a police statement issued Sunday.
  • The incident occurred in a remote part of southeastern British Columbia, and the investigation remains open without signs of foul play.