BC Coroner identifies hunter killed near Nakusp
By Nelson Daily Staff
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in a hunting accident near Nakusp on Wednesday (November 12) as Juergen Thomas Burkhardt, aged 52, of North Vancouver.
Burkhardt was hunting on Wednesday afternoon with a companion on a steep section of mountain about 30 kilometers from Nakusp when he fell a distance of more than 100 meters.
He was deceased at the scene.
Recovery was made successfully by Search and Rescue personnel the next day.
The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.
The family of Burkhardt has been notified of his death.
RCMP, BC Coroner investigating death of hunter near Nakusp
The Nakusp RCMP and BC Coroners Service are investigating the death of a 54-year-old from North Vancouver man who died while hunting approximately 13 kilometres up the Kuskanex Forest Service Road on Wednesday (November 12).
The RCMP were notified of the incident by the BC Ambulance Service at approximately 2:50 p.m. subsequent to a call from the deceased male’s hunting partner.
The men had been hunting mountain goats on a very steep mountainside when one of the men fell off a cliff.
Arrow Lakes Search and Rescue was immediately contacted and a ground search was conducted; due to darkness an aerial search could not be attempted that day.
Thursday (November 13 RCMP used a helicopter in addition to the Revelstoke Long Line Search and Rescue Team.
At 12:30 p.m. the male was located by Search and Rescue at the bottom of a 150 metre cliff having succumbed to his injuries from the fall.
The terrain in the area was quite treacherous and slippery due to the cold weather; foul play is not suspected.
The family of the deceased has been advised of his death. The BC Coroners Service will continue to investigate the cause of his death, with his name being released at a later date.
