fiddler on the roof p14 Ashley MacIsaac performing — Century has an air with VSO on Grouse Mountain of sophistication E> nV BS>S July 24, 1998 song Bright Lights see 10 Classifieds coe 35 Crossword ose 40 Sarage Sales as . Inquiring Reporter Se Annual Caribbean: : a Days celebration set ror Waterfront Park This Week p24 $1.00 In canyon Body recovered from Lynn Creek waters Robert Galster News Reporter robert@nsnews.com RYAN Shepherd and Matt Cheung sat with their heads hung fow at the park ranger station near the Lynn Canyon suspension bridge. They weren’t say- ing much as rescue workers removed the body of their friend. The pve 15-vear-olds arrived at Lynn Canvon Park shortly atter Ham ves terday. Some 20 hours cadier a group of five of ther fnends had gathered ata Acarby spot to partake inwhat hay abvays been a popular, albert dangerous, pas ume, The group was cliff jum; at what ys commonly known as 90-foot pool, near the Lyan Canyon suspended bndge One of +e participants, P23 rear old Steve Ross of North Vancouver, took his last cliff jump at that hole. When Cheung and Shepherd arrived at the park, the arca mmediately above the bndge was cordoned off as members of the North Shore Res.ue feam, North Vancouver ROMP officers and a media throng milled about The boys arrived just in tame to see Ri MIP divers pull their trend’s body ovat of the pool where it had been since die mght hetore. “It was pretty brutal” said Shepherd On Wednesefay afternoon, shorth: after the group realized Roy was in trou ble, North Shore Rescue squad members responded along with) Nerth Vancouver District fire department atticials “Our initial pronty was resuscitenon” said “Fim Jones, one of the emer gency responders. “We thought if we could get him out quickly we could save him.” Their efforts preved futile thougit because the areas raging currents pre vented any of the responders trom making their way tito the pool “Subsequent te that it became a recovery operation,” sud Jones, adding that the rescue squad remained at the site late rato the night installing anette snag the body and prevent it trom floaung away should it surface Itdidn't. On Thunday morning, ROMP dive team personnel waded ti and recovered it. “Once they were all roped in at took five minutes.” sud: North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Const. Tom Seaman. A short wile Later, the body was pur on astretcher and hoisted on te the suspension bridge. W het it was bre aught to the mouth of the trail toward Shepherd and ¢ “heung, both suttened noticeably, Although Cheung said he had been considering tving the feap himself, he has since decided he'll never even attempt it Shepherd was considerably fess influenced. He had done it betore and hell do it again, he said. “Ive done it this year too and fowas tine Po wasi't as bad P guess.” said NEWS photus Paul McGrath Shepherd. “There's points in the summer whens baby could do it and feat to RESCUE personnel looked toward 90-foot poo! from the Lynn Canyon suspension bridge fast Wednesday night where 13-year-old Stevie Ross had jumped. in inset, North Shore Rescue Team personnel prepared to extricate Ross’s body from the pool. They were unsuccessful and the body was eventually removed yesterday by members of the North Vancouver RCMP dive team. the top.” Meanwhile, Seaman faced the uapleasant task ofniccuns: the bows rather at the morgue to verity the slentity ofthe bods oe resahg Glider. Bm AER, 16" Table Top SUNSHELTER HAMMOC CHAIR is deta by Black & Decker. 5p, top avanlable in solid green assorted colours single seat with nO More Extension cords, sncludes st. 24 volt, with rear bag : Reg. $149.99 Ree. oo oe _ “ ae So. 99 . ", ALE” . Rerepcs= 5! aoe ast "QQ" 449°" —— SALE fi |i 4 ALE Sku #4828031