WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. – A 33-year-old snowboarder from Ottawa is recovering after being rescued from a wilderness area north of Vancouver where he was stranded for two days.
Sebastien Boucher got lost on Sunday after straying out of bounds near the Cypress Mountain ski area.
Initial attempts to find him were hampered by poor weather and the risk of avalanches, but searchers managed to locate his tracks late Tuesday in a gully near the Sea-to-Sky Highway.
A Cormorant helicopter was brought in to lift him out of the area and take him to safety, where he was pronounced in stable condition, despite his ordeal.
Boucher’s mother Micheline Simoneau is praising the North Shore Search and Rescue team, calling them “angels” and “the best in the world”.
The rescue came in the nick of time as a new snowstorm barrelled down on the Metro Vancouver area, following one on Tuesday that snarled morning commuter traffic. (News1130,CKNW)
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Fine him! What a stupid man who cares no one but himself. I say, he should pay for everything and hand him the bill. IDIOT!
It’s time our Government took a stand and started financially charging those hot shots that freely ski and/or board out of bounds. Yes, we should make all efforts in rescuing them, but they made the choice to break the law and therefore must pay the consequences.
I’m quite certain most criminals regret the mistakes they made but still serve time for their mistakes, I don’t see any difference here.
Another idiot who only thinks only about the thrill of fresh untracked powder. There are serious consequences to going out of bounds – not only to yourself but also those who have to search for you. One of these days a rescuer will be injured or worse and just being “sorry” isn’t going to be good enough.
I’m with Tanya on this. Use your head fools, is a little bit of fresh powder worth your life? If someone is legitimately injured and in desperate need but find themselves without NSSAR to save them because they’re trying to find a selfish risk taker that got himself into trouble due to lack of common sense.
I agree that if you make the choice to do something stupid and ignore the warnings posted for your benefit you should be handed a bill for the services you use. I’m sure Simon racked up at least a $30, 000 debt to NSSAR because of his stupidity. Lucky guy but a simple thank you is not enough.
Well, get this, skiing out of bounds, and multiple days of using up valuable rescue resources and equipment!!! Because of his lack of common sense I hope he will do the right thing and pay for ALL the costs that were necessary to rescue him. It is the only right and proper thing to do. But I am sure he’ll just say thanks a bunch and carry on his merry way and do the same thing all over again! Hopefully not in our province!