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Tough slogging for rescue teams out
for Delia man lost on Mt. Seymour

By lait Nowle

News Reporter
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RESCUE personnel
combed Mount
Seymour Monday as
the search for a lost
Delta hiker entered
its third day,

Kot Walter, 4 3 veareld
who sullen from Pinbngton's
disease, was the fies of ane of
three aaaitch openitions on the
North Shore over the weekend,

The wo other searches bare
been waipped up,

Ge E ths JWwho seas manning
the North Shore Rescue communi SEARCH and Rescue mem-
cations resource centre Monday, bers were busy last weekend
said Walter iy supposed wetake med = as they took part In three
ivation every day hur fis not separate rescue efforts on
received medication in wo days. the North Shore,

“We are perting kind of con:
cerned about this gendemian,” said Edliq.

North Vancouver ROMP spokesman Const. Tom Seaman sud: Walter
can become confused, disoriented and frustrated without his medication.

Avother concern, tdded Seaman, is she possibility of hypotherntia.

“He wast equipped for overnight hiking or camping,” said Seaman.

Walter had set out Sunday morning with his wite. His wife tired and
turned back bur Walter, a frequeat hiker, continued up the mountain, said
Balliq

When Walter hadiv’t returned Saturday evening, his wite reported him
nissing..

Search teams from all over the Lower Mainland hiked the area Saturday
and Sunday until $ pom Sunday, ROMP police dogs, bloodhounds, and nee
helicupters and the Deep Cove lifeboat were called in to help in the search.

Kadliq said Mount Seymour still has snow on it with spring and winter
conditions at the top.

He added spring runoff has created a dangerous situation, Water from
the snow melt and rain creates hollow areas under the snow.

Unsuspecting hikers can punch right through the snow on top, That ean
lead to broken legs and other injuries, said Edliq,

He said the hike up to Mount Seymour begins gently, then gets steeper,
At the top, the mountain is rocky and drops straight down,

While the search for Walter continued, rescue members found a Belgian

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SEARCH and rescue team members from Mission and Chilliwack begin the hike up Mount
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