17-year-old falls to his death at Lynn Canyon Park in North Vancouver – BC [Video]

Another person has died at Lynn Canyon on Vancouver’s North Shore.

Sources told Global News that a 17-year-old boy ignored signs and climbed past a broken fence Sunday before losing his footing and falling about 150 feet into the canyon.

Originally from Ontario, the teen was expected to start classes at the University of British Columbia next week.

The coroner confirms an investigation is underway into the death of the young man.

Dwayne Derban, assistant chief of operations at the District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue, said the call came in at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

“We go there quite often,” he said. “It’s quite a common area.”

Derban said the call came in through B.C. Ambulance and they weren’t sure what they were heading toward.

“Our first-on-the-scene crew, Engine 1, from the fire hall got there and they heard that it was across the suspension bridge on the west side of the river,” he said.

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