US EditionTeen Dies in Cliff-Jumping Accident on Vancouver Island
COMOX VALLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 5 – Comox Valley RCMP and BC Coroners Service are investigating a cliff jump incident with no criminal evidence found; paddleboarders initiated CPR before firefighters took over.
- A 17-year-old boy died after jumping from a cliff into Comox Lake on July 5 at around 9:45 p.m. at the Devil's Ladder area on Vancouver Island.
- First responders were called after the youth failed to resurface, and nearby paddleboarders located him and immediately began CPR while firefighters took over life-saving efforts.
- The teenager was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared deceased, and both the Comox Valley RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are conducting investigations into the case, with no signs of criminal activity identified.
- Constable Monika Terragni called the loss deeply sorrowful for the community and noted that the death of a teenager aged 17 affects everyone, regardless of whether they had a personal connection with him.
- Authorities plan to withhold further information out of respect for the family as investigations continue to determine the exact circumstances of the youth's death.
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Teen dies after cliff-jumping accident at Comox Lake on Vancouver Island
Comox Valley RCMP said first responders were called out to a rockface known as Devil's Ladder at around 9:45 p.m. Saturday after a 17-year-old boy jumped from a cliff into the water and failed to resurface.
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