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Backcountry search continues for missing man 21-yr-old Liang Jin last seen NewYear’s Eve, texted dad he was going hiking BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
North Shore Rescue volunteers are scouring the backcountry in hopes of finding any sign of a hiker who has been missing for almost a week. Liang Jin, 21, texted his father on the morning of Dec. 31 to say that he was going hiking but did not say where. He hasn’t been heard from since. Police issued a missing person notice on Sunday and accessed Jin’s computer to find he had been researching trails on the North Shore mountains and specifically the Hanes Valley, leading them to
believe he took transit to a local trailhead. North Shore Rescue volunteers searched for Jin until sundown on Monday and were back out again for most of the day Tuesday, looking for the missing man in highly challenging conditions. “Basically they were just looking for any sign or tracks back there. There was about 12 to 18 inches of snow back there still and they weren’t able to find any sign of the individual,” said Mike Danks, NSR team leader. “We did have some large avalanches that swept through there so it’s really concerning for our members.” The search effort would have benefited from North Shore Rescue being notified sooner, Danks said. “The quicker we can respond to these incidents, the quicker we’re going to have a positive outcome. . . . At this point he would be a very, very lucky individual if he’s SeeWitness page 9
Lions Gate welcomes first baby of new year JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
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The North Shore’s newest citizen — Calvin Michael Dhaliwal Messinger — arrived at Lions Gate Hospital less than three hours into the new year on Jan. 1. But as far as new parents Jenny Messinger and dad Dalbir Dhaliwal were concerned, he’d taken his sweet time getting there. Calvin wasn’t expected to be either a New Year’s baby or born in
hospital. But as most parents know, babies often have a tendency not to follow plans for their arrival. Messinger went into labour late Dec. 29 — two days after Calvin’s original due date. But by Dec. 31 — many tiring hours without sleep later — her midwife decided it was time to head to the hospital. Messinger said she didn’t really register it was New Year’s Eve. She was more concerned that
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