WATCH: An RCMP dive team has now recovered the body of a young man who drowned in Lynn Canyon. The cliffs are popular with thrill seekers who ignore the signs not to go diving. And as Kristen Robinson found out, this latest death is not deterring anyone from taking the plunge.
A police dive team recovered the remains of a drowned man in Lynn Canyon.
The circumstances of the young man’s drowning are unknown.
Emergency crews were called to an area downstream from the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge early Friday evening. They were able to locate the body, but were unable to get to it before dark.
Police say it was difficult to recover the remains, which were located in a deep pool with a swift current.
The canyon is popular with divers, but RCMP Sgt. Doug Trousdell says he didn’t know what the young man was doing when the accident happened.
Three people were with the victim at the time of the drowning.
He thinks the young SFU student may have been cliff diving and says more needs to be done to prevent another tragedy.
“I just wanted to stress that I wish there were more signs, more precautions,” he said.
“I don’t see any signs over here. I’ve been talking to different people and they’re saying there are different currents–sometimes they are high, sometimes they are low–and they know that. If they know that, they should stop people from diving.”
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Still, people were jumping off the suspension bridge on Saturday – even with warning signs, and knowledge of the death in the area less than 24 hours prior.
“We’re back to try and find something fun, but not to kill ourselves,” said Brandon Henderson, prior to making a dive.
“We’re definitely not trying to be the next body pulled out,” added Seth Henderson.
“We’re definitely promoting safety, but looking to have fun.”
– With files from The Canadian Press and Jon Azpiri