Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a tourist fell off a cliff in North Vancouver’s Lynn Canyon Park on Monday.
First responders were called to the area around 12:30 p.m. after reports a woman, an American in her 50s, fell 30 metres into Lynn Creek.
Firefighters rescued her from the water in a helicopter and she was taken to hospital with what police describe as serious injuries.
Police say the woman was on a guided group tour around the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge and she fell near its north side.
“Police are investigating to gain a better understanding of what happened leading up to the incident,” said Const. Mansoor Sahak, in a statement issued Tuesday.
“We are appealing to any witnesses who may have seen the incident or captured it on their phone.”
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