POLICE are attempting to identify a woman whose body was found floating in North Vancouvers Lynn Canyon Wednesday evening.
A hiker made the grim discovery at about 9 p.m. near the parks suspension bridge. By the time police and rescue crew reached the scene, the corpse had drifted about half a kilometre downstream to a point near Twin Falls, pushed by unseasonably high waters. It took about an hour to recover it from the creek.
Cpl. Richard De Jong, a spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP, would not comment on the cause of death or the length of time the woman might have been in the waterway, but he noted the coroner would likely have to consult with dental records to identify her. Its not clear yet whether or not the coroner will perform an autopsy, he added.
Investigators do not suspect foul play.
According to rescuers, the body was likely trapped underwater near the bridge, and
floated to the surface after the water level dropped in recent days. Its possible there was a connection to the disappearance of a 38-year-old woman whose car was found abandoned near the suspension bridge last month, they said. That search operation was called off after volunteers found no sign of her in the creek or surrounding park.
Investigators have not confirmed that possibility.
This is the second body to be found in the North Shores wooded areas in two days. On Tuesday evening, trail workers found a mans remains in the forest near Cypress Bowl in West Vancouver. Investigators are treating that death as a possible homicide.
Police have announced they will release more information about that case later today.
James Weldon
