Seventy-year-old paraglider missing in Fraser Valley found safe: police

Republished May 29, 2017 - 2:54 PM

Original Publication Date May 29, 2017 - 11:44 AM

AGASSIZ, B.C. - A missing paraglider has been found safe after searchers scoured a mountainside near Bridal Falls, B.C.

RCMP received a report early Monday that a 70-year-old man from Agassiz didn't return home from a paragliding trip on Sunday.

Police say the man has since been located and is safe and sound.

A search for the man covered an extensive area in the Elk Mountain region in Chilliwack.

Police didn't say why the man was delayed in returning home.

News from © The Canadian Press, 2017

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