Image: Coquitlam RCMP / Photo of a mudslide in an area near Quarry Road between Calgary Drive and MacIntyre Road in Coquitlam on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. Coquitlam RCMP says first responders in Coquitlam have located the body of a 57-year-old woman following Saturday's mudslide.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Mudslide victim

Coquitlam mudslide victim, 57, located deceased

Oct 21, 2024 | 10:35 AM

COQUITLAM — Coquitlam RCMP says first responders in Coquitlam have located the body of a 57-year-old woman following Saturday’s mudslide.

According to a statement from Coquitlam RCMP spokesperson Corporal Alexa Hodgins, Mounties in Coquitlam responded to a report of a mudslide on Quarry Road between Calgary Drive and MacIntrye Road in Coquitlam. One home had been swept away with the mudslide, including a resident.

Cpl. Hodgins says Canada Task Force 1 – Urban Search and Rescue and Coquitlam Fire and Rescue located the resident Sunday evening, October 20, 2024. A 57-year-old woman was located deceased.

“This is a deeply tragic outcome and our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends,” said Cpl. Alexa Hodgins. “We would like to thank Canada Task Force 1 – Urban Search and Rescue and Coquitlam Fire and Rescue for their search efforts and locating the victim.”

Coquitlam RCMP have notified the family. No further information will be provided.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2024-27774.

B.C.’s River Forecast Centre issued flood warnings on Saturday after some areas on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland were pummeled by an atmospheric river.

The Coquitlam area was included in the alert, along with parts of Tofino, Bamfield, and Port Renfrew, as work crews battled clogged drainage systems affecting roads.

In a social media post on Sunday morning, city officials said several roads and trails in Coquitlam were closed due to flood concerns.