Tragic Teen Fall on Bastion Mountain in Shuswap, B.C.

April 22, 2025, 7:20 pm

A 17‐year-old male tragically lost his life after a 60‐metre fall from Bastion Mountain in the Shuswap region of British Columbia. Authorities have confirmed the fatal accident, leaving the community to reckon with the cruel finality of gravity—talk about a fall from grace.


torontosun.com / 17-year-old boy killed in fall on Bastion Mountain in B.C.’s Shuswap: RCMP

SALMON ARM — A 17-year-old male has died in a 60-metre fall on Bastion Mountain in British Columbia’s Shuswap region. RCMP in Salmon Arm say officers responded to the scene of a “tragic” hiking incident on Monday involving three local teenagers. Police say friends were hiking when the...

cbc.ca / Teen hiker dead after fall down 60-metre cliff north of Salmon Arm, B.C.

The teen's death comes just a few days after a 28-year-old hiker died after falling several hundred metres on Mount Seymour, north of Vancouver. 

thestar.com / A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in B.C.'s Shuswap: RCMP

SALMON ARM - A 17-year-old male has died in a 60-metre fall on Bastion Mountain in British Columbia's Shuswap region.

winnipegfreepress.com / A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in B.C.’s Shuswap: RCMP


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