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Toyota World Runners Couple Killed in Remote B.C. Rollover

Kaslo Search and Rescue has detailed the harrowing high-altitude operation that located the couple after their vehicle plunged 200 metres on August 7, 2025.

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Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans passed away in an off-road accident.

Overview

  • Kaslo Search and Rescue arrived at a forestry road near Silvercup Ridge and found one occupant without vital signs and the other critically injured before she died at a hospital.
  • Rescuers deployed ground teams, quad units and a helicopter to reach the remote crash site under challenging terrain and limited daylight.
  • SAR manager Mark Jennings-Bates estimates the vehicle fell about 200 metres down a steep rock field and rolled many times during its descent.
  • Authorities suspect a loss of control on rough terrain as a likely factor, but the precise cause of the rollover remains under investigation.
  • Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans built the Toyota World Runners channel to over 200,000 YouTube subscribers and their families confirmed their deaths in a joint Facebook statement that has prompted widespread tributes.