A 23-year-old man died Saturday (May 25) after the car he was riding in ended up in Toby Creek, west of Panorama Mountain Village.

Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment members were dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle accident approximately 2.5 kilometres past Panorama resort on the Toby Creek forest service road.

RCMP report that a 23-year-old male and 21-year-old female were travelling on the road when they attempted to turn around; while in reverse, the vehicle appeared to have rolled backwards into Toby Creek. The force of the current caused the 1997 Honda Civic to roll over at least twice before coming to rest upright. The female was then able to exit the vehicle and go for help.

Upon arrival, RCMP were not able to locate the male. A search team consisting of Panorama and Windermere Fire department members, as well as Columbia Valley, Kimberley, and Golden Search and Rescue teams, Elbow River Helicopters, and the Columbia Valley RCMP, was deployed and the male was later located trapped outside the vehicle, deceased.

The BC Coroner’s Service, as well as the Columbia Valley RCMP, are working collaboratively to investigate this tragic incident.

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