US EditionCar Shell Suspended on Rock Face Above British Columbia Highway in Apparent Prank
The ministry says it expects to remove the vehicle within a week as police and park rangers investigate the incident.
- The Environment Ministry closed the popular climbing area at The Papoose near Highway 99 in Squamish after a red Volkswagen Beetle was found suspended on the rock face, citing serious public safety concerns.
- A group claiming to represent UBC Engineering students took credit for the stunt last week, continuing a long-standing tradition of placing Beetle shells in difficult locations.
- Squamish Mayor Armand Hurford and the Squamish Nation condemned the act, calling the Stawamus Chief a "sacred place" that deserves respect and describing the prank as disrespectful to both people and land.
- The Environment Ministry expects to remove the vehicle within the week, while the RCMP investigates the incident as a "serious incident" involving potential safety risks.
- In 2009, five students were arrested after a failed attempt to suspend a Volkswagen Beetle from the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge in Vancouver, establishing a pattern of escalating pranks.
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Car shell suspended on rock face above British Columbia highway in apparent prank
Authorities in British Columbia have urged people to stay away from a rock face above a highway in the Canadian province where a Volkswagen Beetle shell was suspended in an apparent prank by engineering students.
Portion of Park Closed as Volkswagen Shell Hangs on Rock Face in Squamish, BC
British Columbia’s Environment Ministry is urging visitors to stay away from the area where the shell of a red Volkswagen Beetle is suspended on a rock face above Highway 99 in Squamish, as a plan is formed to safely remove it. A statement from the ministry says BC Parks is working to remove the Beetle and expects to complete the operation within the week, while both the RCMP and park rangers have been asked to investigate what it calls a “serio…
The Toronto Star
Portion of park closed as Volkswagen shell hangs on rock face in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH - British Columbia's Environment Ministry is urging visitors to stay away from the area where the shell of a red Volkswagen Beetle is suspended on a rock face above
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