A Burnaby man is dead following a backcountry snowboarding accident on Sunday.
The 29-year-old from Burnaby was found unresponsive by a friend during a ski and snowboard trip on Feb. 23 near Miller’s Ridge Forest Service Road, according to a media release from B.C. RCMP.
The men had been part of a group of friends who had ridden snowmobiles into the area to do some backcountry skiing and snowboarding. One of the snowboarders was waiting for his friend at the bottom of a hill, but decided to walk back up when his friend never showed up. On his way up the hill, he found his friend upside down in a tree well, the release added.
According to police, the man was able to pull the Burnaby man from the well, but “was unresponsive, blue and not breathing,” the release stated.
“The snowboarder and others began CPR, however were unable to revive their friend,” the release added.
Pemberton RCMP, search and rescue and the fire department were all called to the scene around 5 p.m. on Sunday but decided it was too dark, and the avalanche risk was too great, to recover the body.
According to police, both search and rescue and Pemberton RCMP, along with coroners were on scene Monday to retrieve the body of the deceased Burnaby man.
Police have yet to release the name of the victim as officials are still on scene.
