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Police officer in serious condition after rock slide near Cypress Mountain

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West Vancouver police officer in serious condition after rockslide near Cypress Mountain
A West Vancouver police officer is expected to make a full recovery after suffering serious head lacerations when their service vehicle was struck by large boulders and destroyed during a rock slide on Cypress Bowl Road Friday. Paul Johnson reports – Nov 12, 2022

A rock slide on Cypress Bowl Road has sent one police officer to hospital.

Around 5:30 p.m. Friday, West Vancouver police said a large amount of debris spilled onto the road and struck both a police and civilian vehicle.

The police vehicle was struck by large boulders and destroyed.

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No one was injured in the civilian vehicle, but a police officer suffered “serious lacerations to their head.”

“The officer is expected to make a full recovery,” said Sgt. Mark McLean. “This was a scary incident for those involved.”

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Police said one of the boulders was the size of a small car.

The debris has since been cleared and the road has been reopened.

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