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Recovery mission for missing hiker Carl Couture to ramp up Sunday

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Search for missing hiker called off
The extensive search for a missing hiker last seen in the Grouse Mountain area on Halloween night has officially been called off. Paul Johnson reports – Nov 6, 2017

North Shore Rescue says it plans to ramp up its recovery mission to search for West End hiker Carl Couture, who went missing nearly two weeks ago.

Team leader Mike Danks said search crews from around the Lower Mainland will gather Sunday to cover new ground in search for Couture.

“There are some areas where we kind of ruled out him going into just based on the location and him being uphill from where he should have been,” said Danks. “Maybe it’s time to take a fresh look to see if there is anything we could have missed.”

He said crew members may also bring a K-9 unit to help with the search.

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Carl Couture search

Danks said Couture wasn’t prepared for the weather as he was wearing a light fleece jacket, sweatpants and running shoes.

North Shore Rescue said it expects more than 50 volunteers on Sunday.

Depending on the weather, crews might go back up to search for Couture on Monday, Danks said.

Couture was last seen on Halloween and it’s believed he hiked up Grouse Mountain. Police said he recently moved to B.C. from Eastern Canada

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