TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2015
VOLUME 30 | NO. 104
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Snowboarder dies on Mount Washington Record staff
Reid Kyfiuk
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“He was found in a fairly open area, between the Retirement ski run and Linton’s Loop”, said Don Sharpe, the resort’s director of business operations. “This is a very sad tragedy,”
Pink circle shows approximate area on Mount Washington Alpine Resort where Reid Kyfiuk’s body was found.
The Comox Valley Record uses the final two issues of 2015 to reflect upon the biggest stories in our community in the past 12 months. From river rescues to plane crashes, our newsroom staff was kept busy. On the sports end, we had national track record setters, international hockey goal scorers, and locals shredding hills all over the world on skis and snowboards. Today’s issue looks at the first six months of the year.
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Tragedy struck Mount Washington Alpine Resort on Tuesday, with the death of a teenage snowboarder. Fifteen-year-old Reid Kyfiuk, from the Victoria area, was on the slopes with family on Tuesday. He and his sister headed down the hill at approximately 3:45 p.m. and when she arrived at a designated rendezvous point, he was not behind her. The resort’s ski patrol team began a search immediately, and Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue was called out to assist in the search at approximately 5 p.m. Kyfiuk’s body was discovered in a hole, possibly a tree well, in the upper part of the mountain.
resort general manager Peter Gibson said. “Everyone here at the resort sends our sincerest condolences to the family. “Our thoughts and prayers are with them. I would like to thank our dedicated staff and the exemplary search and rescue team for their assistance.” BC Coroners Service spokesman Matt Brown told CTV Vancouver Island that Kyfiuk was wearing protective equipment. “He was wearing a helmet and goggles,” said Brown. “This is an unfortunate accident that probably occurred very quickly.” Kyfiuk was in Grade 10 at Claremont Secondary School in Saanich. –With files from CTV Vancouver Island