VANCOUVER – The BC Coroners Service says 23-year-old Michael Marceau from Riviere du Loup, Quebec, was the man killed in a landslide at Wreck Beach.
The landslide happened on Sept. 22 and on the afternoon of Sept. 24, two hikers in the Wreck Beach area came upon Marceau’s body. He was buried in sand along a 120-metre sand cliff face between Trails 4 and 6, near the western edge of Pacific Spirit Park.
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The coroners service says in a release it is believed he died two days prior to being found. It appears he was camping in the area.
The BC Coroners Service and University of BC RCMP continue to investigate this death.
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