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Volkswagen Beetle Removed From Mountain on Sea to Sky Highway
Officials said the stunt posed a public safety risk and cost the province about $1,000 to remove.
- On Thursday, B.C. Parks removed a hollowed-out Volkswagen Beetle from a cliff face known as The Papoose near Squamish, B.C., using a helicopter to transport the vehicle to a nearby parking lot.
- A group claiming to represent University of B.C. engineering students took credit for the stunt last week, continuing a long-standing tradition of placing vehicles in difficult locations.
- Squamish Nation leaders stated the car occupied a sacred site, calling the act "extremely disrespectful," while officials noted the vehicle posed public safety risks near power lines and the Sea-to-Sky Highway.
- Condemning the prank as disrespectful to the community, Squamish Mayor Armand Hurford noted the removal operation cost the Environment Ministry about $1,000.
- An investigation is underway by the RCMP, while the UBC Engineering Undergraduate Society declined to provide comment on the incident.
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Volkswagen Beetle shell dismantled, removed from B.C. rock face by helicopter
SQUAMISH - The red shell of a Volkswagen Beetle has been removed from the steep rock face where it was suspended above Highway 99 in Squamish, B.C., in an apparent
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Volkswagen Beetle shell dismantled, removed from B.C. rock face by helicopter – Energeticcity.ca
SQUAMISH — The red shell of a Volkswagen Beetle has been removed from the steep rock face where it was suspended above Highway 99 in Squamish, B.C., in an apparent prank. A statement from the Environment Ministry says a helicopter was used to remove the Beetle on Thursday after it was hauled up from the rock face known as the Papoose, near Stawamus Chief provincial park, the day before. Photos provided by the ministry show the Beetle was broken …
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