Search still 'active' for missing B.C. mountaineers after 19 days

Search and rescue members are still at the mercy of the weather in their mission to find three missing mountaineers.

One of the individuals successfully made it to Atwell Peak, per social media posts seen by Glacier Media. Less than five people summit Atwell Peak per year, Glacier Media has been told by a local guide. SAR members were called back and the search was paused due to hazardous conditions and avalanche risk on June 6. "Due to the low temperatures and snow in the mountains, we are still having to wait for snow melt to get better terrain visualization, which will take a prolonged warming trend at that elevation,” says Allan.

Squamish SAR had drones fly over the area, members conducted a partial ground search and avalanche dogs were also helicoptered to the location. Members from Whistler Search and Rescue and North Shore Rescue also assisted in the search.

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