A man has drowned after trying to rescue a dog from a creek in a Vancouver park Friday evening, police say. The dog had been swept away by high, fast-moving waters downstream from the creek's lower falls, and the man went in to rescue him.
Caution signs warn trail users of steep slopes in Cypress Falls Park, where a man drowned trying to save a dog on Friday, May 19, 2023.
The man's wife called 911 after the creek carried both her husband and the dog out of sight of the trail, Sgt. Mark McLean tod CBC News.Paul Markey, who led North Shore Rescue's response to the call, said the steep cliffs, unstable embankments, loose rocks, fallen trees and turbulent waters made the search in the dark "very challenging."
Markey said Cypress Creek was freezing, turbulent and dangerous due to rapid snowmelt on Cypress Mountain on Friday night.Turbulent waters are less buoyant and harder for people and animals to float in compared to still water, but dogs will often be able to scramble out on their own. West Vancouver resident Susanne Zeihr said dogs and people being pulled into the water is sadly too common.
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