July 22, 1992 52 pages

Hollyburn Regatta

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Coun. wants access ban after 15-year-old,
27-year-old killed in Lynn Creek accidents

TWO WEEKS ago North Shore rescue crews were calling
it a quiet summer at Lynn Canyon Park, but tragedy
struck swiftly and doubly hard Sunday when two people

died in separate

Creek.

Brad Carlsen, 15, of Langley,
and Warren Beauman, 27, of New
Westminster died in the accidents.

At least one North Vancouver
District. councillor has called for a
ban on access to the more popular
diving and swimming areas of the
creek, but rescue officials main-

incidents just minutes apart in Lynn

By Michael Secker
News Reporter

tain preventive education coupled
with a stepped-up police presence
in the park is making a difference
despite the deaths on Sunday.

North Vancouver District Fire
Department crews were called at
about 4:15 p.m. to respond to a
fall at the creek's 30-Foot Pool.

Carlsen had been walking the
trails with his parents, his brother
and sister and his brother's
girlfriend.

Said North Vancouver District
Fire Department Capt. Malcolm
Dickie, ‘‘His parents indicated to
him that they were going to the
concession stand, and he indicated
to them that he wanted to stay

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and do some more hiking."’

According to witnesses, Carlsen
was climbing an almost vertical
piece of rock, holding onto roots
and little ledges in the rock.

“Whether a root gave way or
he lost his footing, he fell
backwards, he bounced off a rock
and ended up in the water,”’
Dickie said.

The teen was pulled out of the
water almost immediately. A reg-
istered nurse initiated CPR. But
Carlsen had apparently suffered
fatal head injuries in his fall.

Meanwhile, the fire depart-
ment’s incident commander learn-
ed of the second mishap while
coordinating emergency response
to the accident at 30-Foot Pool.

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TASARS ROUND a marker during the Hollyburn Regatta in waters off Dun-
darave in West Vancouver. More than 20 boats from Vancouver and the Seattle
area took part in the annual race.

.

Said Dickie, ‘‘The crews were
going in, and apparently some-
body approached the captain in
the parking lot and asked if they
were responding to an incident.
He said we were on our way up to
30-Foot and this fellow says, ‘No,
it’s down at Twin Falls.’ ”*

Another rescue crew was called
in just after 4:30 p.m.

According to Dickie, Beauman
was at the Twin Falls swimming
area with two friends who were
familiar with the creek.

The three were swimming in the
first pool and sliding from the
first pool down into the second

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