News release

Update: Fatality at Othello Tunnels

August 1, 2025 - Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, British Columbia
From: Hope RCMP

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Hope RCMP is updating the public that Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park area has been re-opened following recent search efforts.

On July 30, The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team (URT) conducted searches in the river where the young man was believed to have entered. Unfortunately, he was not located. 

On July 31, Hope Search and Rescue continued efforts with shoreline searches and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UVA) sweeps of the river. Despite these efforts, the individual remains missing.

Search and Rescue will resume search efforts on August 2, and public access will be restricted in specific areas of the park to support these efforts.

“The pools of water where the man was last seen were thoroughly searched in hopes of locating him and providing a level of closure to his family,” says, Staff Sergeant Mike Sargent, Hope RCMP. “While he has not yet been found, search efforts remain active and ongoing.”

The RCMP urges the public to respect all restricted areas and avoid interfering with search operations.

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