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Six-year-old falls 40 feet off trail Boy in good condition despite tumble Brent Richter brichter@nsnews.com
A six-year-old boy is a bit banged up but otherwise OK after falling roughly 12 metres down an embankment while hiking one of the North Shore’s most popular trails. District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services and other emergency responders rushed to the Baden Powell Trail just after 1 p.m. Monday when the boy’s family called 91-1. Rescuers, who had some difficulty pinpointing the boy’s exact location, rushed to the area from both the Grouse Grind trailhead and from above on Skyline Drive. The Skyline Drive crew found the boy and his family at the nexus of the BCMC and Baden Powell trails about 10 minutes later. “He did take quite a tumble. The reports of 40 feet are probably not unreasonable,” said Jason De Roy, spokesman for district firefighters. Emergency crews stabilized the boy on a stretcher before taking him to the ambulance, which was waiting at the top of Skyline Drive. Despite the steep fall, the boy appeared to be in good condition. “He’s got a pretty good cut on his head and a sore back and some road rash on his back but other than that, he was doing pretty good,” De Roy said. “He was obviously a bit sore but in good spirits.” Crews gave the boy a stuffed puppy for being “such a brave little boy.” That area of the trail has several steep sections in it, De Roy said. He said they don’t know how the boy fell.
NEWS photo Cindy Goodman
DISTRICT of North Vancouver firefighters and ambulance paramedics prepare to transfer a boy from a basket to a stretcher after rescuing him from a fall down a steep trail embankment Monday afternoon. Scan with Layar for a video and photo gallery.
Local royal watchers celebrate new prince’s arrival
Anne Watson awatson@nsnews.com
THE wait is finally over for royal watchers around the world, including happy monarchists in West Vancouver. After more than 10 hours of labour, Kate Middleton and Prince William welcomed a baby boy at St. Mary’s hospital in London at 4:24 p.m. U.K. time Monday. The infant prince becomes the third in line for the throne. West Vancouver resident Roddy MacKenzie, who
flew to London for both the royal wedding and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, said the birth was much needed good news with so many recent tragic events. “I think it’s absolutely wonderful,” said MacKenzie. “It’s so much a part of our integral history. The duke and duchess of Cambridge have become international super stars. “The royal family brings out the absolute best in people,” he added. Carolanne Reynolds, chair of Heritage West Vancouver, said the royal birth has garnered so much attention because of social media and the popularity of
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the duke and duchess. “Will and Kate had a very successful tour here,” said Reynolds. “People are interested because they have had some, even visual, connection with them. And we all wish the best for anybody we know who’s married and having a baby.” Anticipation of the birth had been growing for some time as an exact due date was not released by the palace. Global media outlets had been camped outside of the hospital for weeks. See Birth page 5