Search for second missing resident paused to ensure ground stability
Lions Bay Mayor Ken Berry says Saturday morning's landslide was due to a "significant debris flow", the cause of which is under investigation.
Among the list of special agencies taking part in the search operation along with fire and search groups are local police and RCMP forces.
No further explanation was offered in Berry's statement Monday evening.
The statement also said that the continued search effort to find a second resident, missing and believed to have been swept away by Saturday's landslide has been paused.
It added that a geotechnical engineering team will be on-site today "to conduct a thorough assessment of the area."
"Once site stability has been confirmed, search operations will resume immediately."
An earlier statement announced the closure of the north end of Centennial Trail, past the intersection with Lower Harrison trail, which is near the site of the slide, as there will be heavy equipment associated with the search in the area.
Caution is advised on all the local walking trails after last week's windstorm. Members of the Monday morning hiking group reported debris-strewn trails surrounding the Village yesterday.
"There are branches down everywhere on Lower Harrison," said group member Marianne Kohler. "We cleared some of it away, but it's going to need a lot more work."
A further update about the search operation is expected from the municipality this evening.
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and our thoughts go out to the family, friends and neighbours of the impacted residents.
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