Hiker’s Jeep stolen at gunpoint in Mission, B.C., parking lot: police

A hiker in B.C.’s Fraser Valley had his vehicle stolen at gunpoint last week, RCMP say.

The carjacking happened around 5 p.m. on April 4, after two men had finished a hike to Steelhead Falls near Mission.

When the men returned to the parking lot, one went to use the washroom while the other returned to his Jeep.

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That’s when RCMP say two men wearing balaclavas exited a white pickup truck, pointed a handgun at the man, and demanded the keys to the vehicle.

The suspects fled, one in the pickup truck, the other in the stolen Jeep.

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Thankfully, no one was hurt.

Police are looking for a stolen white 2024 Grand Cherokee and the suspect vehicle, a slightly lifted four-door white truck with no front licence plate.

Anyone who was near Steelhead Falls on April 4 and saw the suspect vehicle or has any information about the incident is asked to contact Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.