UPDATE: Missing skier at Mt. Timothy located

A missing skier at Mt. Timothy near Lac La Hache has been located.

  • Jan. 16, 2016 1:00 p.m.

Update:

A missing skier at Mt. Timothy Ski Area has been located.

South Cariboo Search and Rescue posted a notice early this morning saying “subject found all is well.”

We will have more information as it becomes available.

Original story:

RCMP and Search and Rescue crews are on scene at Mt. Timothy Ski Area where a search is underway for a missing skier.

The man, believed to be in his 20s, was skiing alone.

Mt. Timothy Ski Patrol received a report in the afternoon of the missing skier and searched the hill until dark.

As of roughly 9 p.m. Saturday the South Cariboo Search and Rescue team was conducting calculated sweeps of the mountain on sleds and on snowshoes.

 

Williams Lake Tribune