The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of two victims from last week's landslide at Johnsons Landing. Four people are presumed dead - but only two bodies have been recovered, so far. Now, using visual and dental examinations, the coroner has confirmed the identities of 60-year-old Valentine Webber and his 22-year-old daughter … [Read more...]
Landslide victims formally identified
July 20, 2012 by The Reporter
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No progress in landslide search
July 19, 2012 by The Reporter
It's time to consider whether crews can safely look elsewhere for the two remaining victims of the mudslide in Johnsons Landing. That's according to BC's Chief Coroner, in charge of the recovery effort in the tiny village near Kaslo where a landslide destroyed three homes last week. Lisa Lapointe says crews have excavated the area … [Read more...]
Another landslide strikes in the Kootenays
July 17, 2012 by The Reporter
Another mudslide has just struck in the Kootenays. Frances Maika is with the Central Kootenay Regional District Emergency Operations Centre. "What we know right now that there has been a slide that has affected the Lookout road area near Thrums BC which is near highway 3A towards Castlegar." Maika says there are homes in the … [Read more...]
DEVELOPING STORY: Large landslide north of Nelson
July 12, 2012 by The Reporter
Four people are unaccounted for after a landslide in the tiny community of Johnsons Landing on Kootenay Lake. The slide came down late this morning, hitting three homes in the remote community about 70 kilometres north of Nelson.Bill MacPherson speaks for the Central Kootenay Regional District. "Four residents are unaccounted for. It's trying … [Read more...]
