WorkSafeBC and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the death of a 19-year-old man at a forestry worksite on Thursday.
Friends have identified the victim as Kaydon Booth of Creston, B.C.
“I’m still in shock that he’s gone,” said friend Ella McCallum, who described Kaydon as the “type of person that would give you the shirt off his back.”
“He cared more about others than himself. Kaydon was friends with everyone… He lit up a room when he walked in,” she said.
McCallum said she was told a Kaydon was pinned by a piece of machinery and suffered critical internal injuries.
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“Kaydon has been doing this for a long time,” she said. “He loved logging and he was very, very careful,” she said.
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Carol Scott said her two children were both friends with Kaydon.
“I can tell you his friends and family are devastated,” she said.
“He was careful, had lots of experience … he was a great kid.”
Creston RCMP confirmed the incident happened in an area between Salmo and Creston.
WorkSafeBC said it was notified of the incident shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday and that it would not comment further while it was investigating to determine the cause of the incident.
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