CANADA Canada - Chun Sek Lam, 64, & Roy Tin Hou Lee, 43, Cypress Mountain, BC, 25 Dec 2016

'Vehicle was found abandoned by staff in a parking area after Cypress Mountain closed'

CBC News Posted: Dec 26, 2016

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The Hollyburn Trail looking north on Cypress Ski Hill where two hikers are missing overnight. (Norm Stack)

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After investigating police say they can't contact the registered owner of the vehicle, 43-year-old Roy Tin Hou Lee.

The avid hiker is believed to have headed out on the mountain with Chun Sek Lam, 64.

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Hiker Roy Tin Hou Lee

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Possible missing hikers on Cypress Mountain

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If anyone has information about their whereabouts, you can call West Vancovuer Police or Crime Stoppers.

North Shore Rescue has been dispatched to Cypress Mountain this morning.

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The yells came from the northeast area of Strachan Mountain, a remote area where crews rarely find missing or out-of-bounds people, said Danks.
He said rescue crews will be working throughout the day and into the night to get the men out. “If it takes us all night long, we won’t leave them,” he said.
Weather conditions are poor on the mountain. A helicopter is on standby waiting for a break in the weather so it could fly over the location the voices were coming from and attempt to establish visual contact, said Danks.

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"There's somebody out there. It could be an out-of-bounds skier or it could be our subjects," Danks said. "We're looking into that at this time."

Danks said a field team that went out to find the source of the voice may have gone the wrong way and is now working to re-establish contact.

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Extra search teams are entering the area, he said, but low clouds are hampering aerial efforts. The families of the men are being kept informed of the search status.

"Our next step is to re-establish that voice contact and determine where those guys are," Danks said. "If that is, in fact, our guys, we'll get them out whether it takes us all night."

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The search for two snowshoers missing since Christmas Day is close to being called off for the night.

Many search and rescue crews were out in the field Tuesday, looking for Roy Tin Hou Lee, 43, and Chun Sek Lam, 64, who did not return from a snowshoeing hike on Cypress Mountain on Dec. 25.

On Tuesday afternoon, hope flared for the men’s safe return after crews believe they may have made voice contact with the pair in the area of Strachan Mountain.

But by night fall, rescuers have been unable to make visual contact or locate the men.

Two helicopters were dispatched for the day, including one using thermal imaging infrared cameras, but without success.

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[h=1]Search for missing B.C. hikers to resume Wednesday morning[/h]
[h=3]Rescue workers hope to resume search for 2 missing men 'at first light'[/h]

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Danks said it is "very concerning" that the two missing snowshoers are going into their third night missing.

"The fact that they're together, there's two of them, that's a positive thing. They can keep each other warm, they can keep each other positive," Danks said.
"Our hopes are that they've made themselves a little bit of shelter and they're just keeping warm."

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Jax49 said:

Nothing new that I noticed, but it is heartbreaking seeing the note left on the car. And the report they weren't properly equipped.

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/search-resuming-for-two-snowshoers-missing-on-cypress-1.3219393

MOO

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North Shore Rescue believes there's still hope for a pair of snowshoers who have been missing since Christmas Day, but the weather is not helping their efforts.

"I feel this is a really pivotal day for these guys so we're going to do everything we can," NSR team leader Mike Danks said.

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Crews also have now managed to narrow down a search area, on the north side of Strachan Mountain.

"We've had tips come in from hikers who were in the area on Christmas Day saying they had seen two Asian males snowshoeing on the Howe Sound Crest Trail,"

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Snowboarder rescued after spending night at Cypress

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North Shore Rescue volunteers have successfully completed a long line rescue of a missing snowboarder off the Howe Sound Crest Trail Tuesday morning.
Arslan Zhunus spent a cold night on a slope near Cypress Mountain Ski Resort before rescuers could reach him.​
"They [North Shore Rescue volunteers] literally saved my life — I don't know where I'd be right now," said Zhunus.
"I'm just really ashamed I got cocky on the mountain — that's one thing that you should never do."

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"So I built a shelter under the pine tree with branches....it was surprisingly warm," he said.

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Crews were scheduled to leave their Capilano Gate base at 8 a.m. PT., but heavy clouds delayed use of the Talon helicopter.

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On Tuesday, Danks said crews made voice contact with someone near Mount Strachan around 1:30 p.m. PT.
However, the spokesman said that turned out to be another out-of-bounds skier or snowboarder.

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The search for two snowshoers missing in the Cypress Mountain Resort area remains suspended Thursday morning due to bad weather and a growing risk of avalanche.

"We've had heavy snowfall as well as high winds and that, with the mild temperatures, has driven the avalanche danger up to high," said North Shore Rescue spokesman Mike Danks. "It is just not safe for our members."

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Search for missing B.C. snowshoers to resume this morning


Rescue teams hope for a 'break in the weather'

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Footage from day 3 of our search for the two missing snowshoers on Cypress Mountainhttps://vimeo.com/197425826 http://fb.me/5Mkh5On27

1:58 PM - 29 Dec 2016

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North Shore Rescue (NSR) crews spent Friday searching the area around Mt. Strachan near Cypress Mountain for two missing hikers who departed Christmas Day and have not been heard from since.

But crews arrived back at base in a somber mood Friday evening after making the tough decision to call off the search after five days...

Despite using the FLIR infrared camera, having two helicopters and 20 volunteer rescuers, no trace of the men was found.

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Whistler snowboarder survives avalanche thanks to inflatable backback

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Tom Oye captured the entire avalanche on his helmet cam. (Tom Oye)

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Oye's is a native of Adelaide, Australia living in Whistler.

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