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B.C. firefighters mourn loss of young 'brother' killed in cliff fall

A 17-year-old junior firefighter died in a hiking accident on Bastion Mountain in Salmon Arm on April 21, 2025.
The teen fell from a 200-foot cliff while hiking and responders believe he slipped.
Shuswap Search and Rescue members and Salmon Arm RCMP responded to the scene.
Three fire department officers stood vigil on Mount Bastion at the family's request.
The Tappen Sunnybrae Fire Department mourns the loss of their cherished young member.

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B.C. firefighters mourn loss of young 'brother' killed in cliff fall

'He loved our beautiful backyard, and we will try to remind ourselves of his joy whenever we look at the mountain.'

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Shuswap firefighters mourn loss of young 'brother' killed in hiking accident

'He loved our beautiful backyard, and we will try to remind ourselves of his joy whenever we look at the mountain.'

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Shuswap firefighters mourn loss of loss of young 'brother' killed in hiking accident

'He loved our beautiful backyard, and we will try to remind ourselves of his joy whenever we look at the mountain.'

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Volunteer Firefighters in mourning: they perform funeral honors to Javier Castillo who died in the performance of his duty

In the midst of the mourning, the units of the Volunteer Firemen carried this Thursday black moñas and the Central Station in zone 3 are performed the funeral honors to the gallonist Javier Castillo, who lost his life while fighting a forest fire. The tragic incident occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 23, when Castillo participated in the work of control of a fire on kilometer 9 of the route to the Atlantic. During the attendance he a…

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