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Body found of 3rd hiker who went over waterfall in southeast B.C.: police

Meachen Creek Falls is located about 25 km west of Kimberley in the British Columbia interior. Cranbrook Tourism

The body of a third hiker who was presumed dead after going over a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia has been found.

RCMP in Kimberley, B.C., say they have located the 35-year-old man and efforts to retrieve his body are ongoing.

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The man was part of a group of three people who went over Meachen Creek Falls on Sept. 1, while hiking on a nearby trail.

Police found the body of a 68-year-old woman about halfway down the falls on Monday after being alerted by a GPS SOS.

The body of a 35-year-old woman was located and recovered the following day.

A statement from police on Sunday says all three people were Mexican citizens.

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