A landslide in Lions Bay, British Columbia, claimed the lives of a couple who had lived in the community for decades. Search and rescue teams recovered both bodies after a week-long effort.
Barbara and David Enns were residents of the Village of Lions Bay for several decades until they died last weekend in a landslide, says the town's mayor. David's body was found the day after the Dec. 14 mudslide destroyed their home. But Barbara's remains weren't found until Dec. 21, according to Squamish RCMP. The debris shut down the busy highway for several hours.
Search crews, comprised of professionals from multiple agencies as well as search dogs, spent a full week looking for Barbara's body, Berry said. The Village of Lions Bay, with a population of about 1,400, is about 20 kilometres north of Vancouver. The couple were residents for about 40 to 50 years and were part of a walking and hiking group, the mayor said. ' group was out this morning and were together, and it was very emotional for the members of our community,' Berry said. With both bodies now recovered from the mudslide, that means a total of three people are now confirmed to have died from the severe windstorm that hit B.C.'s South Coast on Dec. 14. The third person was killed by a falling tree branch in Surrey, B.C. in the coming week, including a very strong storm on Christmas Day
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