Quarry Road mudslide kills one in Coquitlam
By Lone Sheep Publishing
On Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. Coquitlam RCMP responded to a report of a mudslide on Quarry Road between Calgary Drive and MacIntrye Road in Coquitlam. One home had been swept away with the mudslide.
Canada Task Force 1 – Urban Search and Rescue and Coquitlam Fire and Rescue located the resident in the evening of Sunday, October 20, 2024. A 57-year-old woman was located deceased.
This is a deeply tragic outcome and our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends,
said Media Relations Officer, Corporal Alexa Hodgins. We would like to thank Canada Task Force 1 – Urban Search and Rescue and Coquitlam Fire and Rescue for their search efforts and locating the victim.
Coquitlam RCMP have notified the family. No further information will be provided.
Quarry Road between Calgary Drive and MacIntyre Road in Coquitlam remains closed. First Responders in Coquitlam continue contact with the residents who remain on the other side of the slide.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2024-27774.
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First Responders in Coquitlam are coordinating efforts to locate the residents after a mudslide washed away a house.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. Coquitlam RCMP Frontline officers responded to a report of a mudslide along Quarry Road in Coquitlam
One home was washed away as a result of the mudslide and the home owner is unaccounted for.
No further information will be provided as police liaise with the family.
Quarry Road between Calgary Drive and MacIntyre Road will remain closed as search efforts continue,
said Media Relations Officer, Corporal Alexa Hodgins. Due to the mudslide, Quarry Road is unpassable which has affected several residents on the other side of the slide. First responders are in contact with the residents and confirmed that are able to shelter in place, but there is no updated timeline as to when the road will be cleared.
Canada Task Force 1 – Urban Search and Rescue and Coquitlam Fire and Rescue have assumed conduct of the search efforts.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2024-27774.
