A base-jumper has been rescued by climbers off the cliff face of the Stawamus Chief, near Squamish after his jump went wrong.
Local RCMP confirmed that a helicopter made contact with the jumper, who was stranded about halfway up the 700-metre cliff face facing the waters of Howe Sound. He managed to detach himself form his parachute and hold on.
Squamish Search and Rescue (SAR) personnel were on scene, but it is believed climbers already on the Chief came to the jumper”˜s rescue helping him down to the ground.
Last month, a 27-year-old man base-jumping off the Chief was blown into the cliff face and also had to be rescued.
Base-jumping is an adventure sport in which people jump off a fixed surface with a packed parachute. “Base” refers to the four types of potential launch pad: building, antennae, span, or earth.
The Chief is a popular spot for the sport.
Squamish RCMP and SAR are also looking for two sets of couples reported missing in the Elfin Lakes area to the northeast of Squamish.
Neither set was prepared for an overnight stay in the park, said police.
An air and ground search is underway for the missing couples with both North Shore Rescue volunteers and Squamish SAR involved.
The couples do not know each other.
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