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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Teen dies after cliff-jumping accident at Comox Lake on Vancouver Island
A teen has died after a cliff-jumping accident at Comox Lake, on Vancouver Island, over the weekend. Comox Valley RCMP said they're investigating the incident, which resulted in a 17-year-old boy's death. They said first responders were called around 9:45 p.m. Saturday to the area known as Devil's Ladder at Comox Lake, where it was reported that a youth had jumped from a cliff into the water and failed to resurface. Mounties said nearby paddleboarders located the young man and immediately began CPR. Firefighters arrived shortly after and took over life-saving efforts. The teen was then transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "This is a heart-breaking loss for the community," said Const. Monika Terragni with the Comox Valley RCMP. "A young life, just 17 years old — it's a tragedy that touches everyone, whether you knew him personally or not." Police said the B.C. Coroners Service is investigating what happened and that there is currently no evidence to suggest criminality was involved.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Teen dies after cliff-jumping accident at Comox Lake on Vancouver Island
A teen has died after a cliff-jumping accident at Comox Lake, on Vancouver Island, over the weekend. Comox Valley RCMP said they're investigating the incident, which resulted in a 17-year-old boy's death. They said first responders were called around 9:45 p.m. Saturday to the area known as Devil's Ladder at Comox Lake, where it was reported that a youth had jumped from a cliff into the water and failed to resurface. Mounties said nearby paddleboarders located the young man and immediately began CPR. Firefighters arrived shortly after and took over life-saving efforts. The teen was then transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "This is a heart-breaking loss for the community," said Const. Monika Terragni with the Comox Valley RCMP. "A young life, just 17 years old — it's a tragedy that touches everyone, whether you knew him personally or not." Police said the B.C. Coroners Service is investigating what happened and that there is currently no evidence to suggest criminality was involved.
CBC
07-07-2025
- CBC
Teen dies after cliff-jumping accident at Comox Lake on Vancouver Island
A teen has died after a cliff-jumping accident at Comox Lake, on Vancouver Island, over the weekend. Comox Valley RCMP said they're investigating the incident, which resulted in a 17-year-old boy's death. They said first responders were called around 9:45 p.m. Saturday to the area known as Devil's Ladder at Comox Lake, where it was reported that a youth had jumped from a cliff into the water and failed to resurface. Mounties said nearby paddleboarders located the young man and immediately began CPR. Firefighters arrived shortly after and took over life-saving efforts. The teen was then transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "This is a heart-breaking loss for the community," said Const. Monika Terragni with the Comox Valley RCMP. "A young life, just 17 years old — it's a tragedy that touches everyone, whether you knew him personally or not." Police said the B.C. Coroners Service is investigating what happened and that there is currently no evidence to suggest criminality was involved.
CTV News
07-07-2025
- CTV News
Teen dies in cliff-jumping accident on Vancouver Island
A B.C. ambulance is seen in this undated file photo. (CTV) A 17-year-old died after jumping off a cliff into Comox Lake over the weekend, according to authorities. The Comox Valley RCMP says officers were called to an area known as Devil's Ladder around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, after reports a youth jumped into the water and failed to resurface. Paddleboarders in the area performed CPR on the boy right away and firefighters took over shortly after, but the teen was pronounced deceased in hospital, according to police. 'This is a heartbreaking loss for the community,' said RCMP spokesperson Const. Monika Terragni, in a news release. 'A young life, just 17 years old — it's a tragedy that touches everyone, whether you knew him personally or not.' The BC Coroners Service is also investigating the death and police say there's no evidence criminality was involved.
CTV News
03-07-2025
- CTV News
Death in Port Renfrew, B.C., no longer considered suspicious, RCMP say
The death of a man in Port Renfrew, B.C., last month – for which another man was arrested and major crime investigators were called in – was not suspicious after all, according to police. The incident was first reported to Sooke RCMP around 9 p.m. on June 23. Responding officers were told that 'a man with blood on him' had been seen near Pachidah Road. While they were responding, police located an injured man, who was later confirmed dead, despite life-saving efforts, according to police. 'Initial information' led investigators to believe the death was suspicious and to treat it as a homicide, said the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit, which took over the investigation, in a news release Thursday. Read more: Man arrested after suspected homicide on Vancouver Island The VIIMCU said it has now concluded its investigation. It said in its release that the 'ongoing concurrent fact-finding investigation' by the B.C. Coroners Service, along with the police investigation, had led officers to believe the death was 'non-criminal in nature.' The death is no longer considered suspicious, and 'the individual arrested has also been cleared in this matter,' police said. The VIIMCU did not elaborate on the evidence it had gathered that led it to reach these conclusions. 'No further details will be released,' the unit said, adding that the investigation has been turned over to the coroners service.
