Image: Ethan Cairns / The Canadian Press / Multiple homes are seen surrounded by debris left by flooding from torrential rain from an atmospheric river weather system in Deep Cove in North Vancouver, on Tuesday.

By Don Mitchell

October Storm

Man reported missing along B.C.’s Coquitlam River during atmospheric river found dead: RCMP

Oct 26, 2024 | 6:42 AM

COQUITLAM – RCMP say a 59-year-old man who went missing while walking along the Coquitlam River last weekend has been found dead.

Robert Belding disappeared Sunday after Coquitlam was hit hard by an atmospheric river weather system that rolled over southern B.C., bringing more than 250 millimetres of rain between Friday and Sunday.

“We would like to thank all personnel who took part in the search efforts over the past few days,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Alexa Hodgins said.

“Our thoughts are with his family and friends as they grieve the loss of their loved one.”

At least four deaths have now been linked to the storm.

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A woman was killed Saturday when her home was swept away in a mudslide on the outskirts of Coquitlam, and two others died on the west coast of Vancouver Island when a road washed out and an overflowing river submerged their vehicles.

– With files from The Canadian Press.