A 16-year-old is dead after getting lost and falling into a gully while hiking Hat Mountain on Sunday.
Lions Bay Search and Rescue and North Shore Rescue responded to the Lions Bay area for two missing hikers on Sunday at 3:34 p.m.
Sea to Sky RCMP were notified the two hikers had been separated and were lost in the Lions Bay area.
Sources confirm the two were hiking to Hat Mountain, a challenging route that is not advised in the spring months.
One of the hikers fell down a gully and the other person had left the trail to try to locate their friend.
The search went into the early hours on Monday morning.
North Shore Rescue was able to locate and extract one of the hikers.
The second hiker, who fell, was located unresponsive and transported to a nearby hospital where they died.
Video and photographs shared to social media show search and rescue members in steep terrain with ropes and heavy snow. The route follows the Brunswick Mountain trail; Brunswick Mountain is the highest peak on the North Shore at 1,788 metres and is considered a more challenging hike. It is advised to hike only from July to October. The mountain is located near Brunswick Beach and looks out to Howe Sound.
Police are not confirming the gender of the two hikers.
“Our thoughts and condolences go out to the friends and family of the deceased," said Sgt. Dallas Langley of the Sea to Sky RCMP (Squamish).
