Two people may have been in the home.
One home was hit by a landslide in Lions Bay on Saturday, Dec. 14, says the RCMP, and the residents of the home remain unaccounted for.
The slide impacted Glendale Avenue, at the north end of Lions Bay, states a press release from the Village of Lions Bay."Several residents were evacuated as a precaution, and efforts to rescue others whose access has been cut off by the slide are ongoing," reads the release. Emergency crews, RCMP, and heavy-duty search and rescue crews from Canadian Task Force 1 are on site, states the Squamish RCMP in a Sunday, Dec. 15 press release.According to the City of Vancouver website, the team"specializes in disaster support and highly technical search and rescue operations in urban environments."
The agency is made up of 160 members, including paramedics, police officers, firefighters, engineers, specialized city staff, physicians, and search dogs. "Highway maintenance contractors are on scene completing a technical assessment along with the Ministry of Transportation," said RCMP Cpl. James Grandy in the Squamish media release.It brought down trees, debris, and mud, which stretched across the Sea to Sky Highway. The highway was closed in both directions for almost 24 hours.
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