A student at Abbotsford’s Mennonite Educational Institute (MEI) Secondary has died in Whistler, a school official has said.
According to a statement from MEI Head of Schools Vijay Manuel, 11 students and two staff members, who are members of the school’s ski and snowboard club, travelled to Whistler Friday.
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One of the students went missing in the afternoon. Search teams found the student dead.
Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol said they discovered an unresponsive 14-year-old male below a large cliff area on Blackcomb Mountain on Friday.
The RCMP and the coroner are investigating, according to Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol.
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