Overview
- The BC Coroners Service confirmed Tuesday that the man rescued Saturday after a fall on Mount Brunswick died in hospital Sunday.
- Rescuers say a woman in a 14-person group slipped about 20 metres, and the man who climbed down to help fell an estimated 100 to 150 metres and stopped above a waterfall.
- Lions Bay Search and Rescue and North Shore Rescue carried out a complex operation using rope systems and two helicopters, extracting the man in critical condition and the woman in stable condition.
- Local outdoor organizers identified the deceased as Yan Cen, a visitor from China, and a Lions Bay SAR spokesperson confirmed the identification matched the rescued patient.
- A fundraiser for medical, funeral and related costs topped $56,000 as of Wednesday, citing non-resident intensive care rates at Vancouver General Hospital of $18,105 per day, while the coroner’s investigation remains open and rescuers warn of saturated snow that raises fall risk.