Woman was not pushed from 12M cliff at Thetis Lake ‘as was originally reported’: RCMP

Police on Vancouver Island say they no longer believe a woman was pushed off a 12-metre cliff at Thetis Lake.

The West Shore RCMP had initially sought suspects after a 29-year-old woman reported that she had been shoved over the three-storey drop-off on May 21.

The woman had told police she was hiking near the first beach cliff face when she ran into a group of three women drinking alcohol. She told investigators that when she stopped to look over the cliff, someone pushed her from behind, knocking her into the water below.

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But in an update on Wednesday, police said they have concluded the investigation and are no longer looking for suspects.

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“While we cannot provide further specifics, investigators have determined the incident did not occur as was originally reported,” West Shore RCMP Const. Nancy Saggar said in a media release.

Global News has requested comment from the RCMP for more information on the case.