Emergency tape was visible at Coquitlam's Quarry Road area on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2024 as rescuers worked to find a homeowner whose house was washed away in a mudslide on Saturday.
A woman who was missing after her home was washed away in a mudslide in Coquitlam, B.C., on Saturday has been found dead, police say.CBC NewsEmergency tape at the Quarry Road area of Coquitlam, B.C., on Sunday, as rescuers worked to find a homeowner whose house was washed away in a mudslide on Saturday. A woman who was missing after her home was washed away in a mudslide in Coquitlam, B.C., on Saturday has been found dead, police say.
"This is a deeply tragic outcome and our thoughts are with the victim's family and friends," Cpl. Alexa Hodgins said in a statement Monday. Coquitlam Fire Chief Scott Young told CBC News on Sunday that the slide knocked one home completely off its foundation.Canada Task Force 1 — a national Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team — joined Coquitlam Fire and Rescue in the search for the resident.
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