British ColumbiaTwo people are confirmed dead and the third presumed dead after three hikers went over the Meachen Creek Falls in East Kootenay on Sept. 1, according to the RCMP.Kimberley RCMP received a GPS alert that three hikers went over the Meachen Creek FallsCBC News · Posted: Sep 02, 2025 8:02 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 3RCMP say one woman is dead and two people are missing after they went over Meachen Creek Falls near Kimberley, B.C., on the weekend. (Tourism Cranbrook)Two women are dead, with a third person presumed dead, after going over the Meachen Creek Falls in East Kootenay on Labour Day weekend, according RCMP in Kimberley, B.C.Police were notified about the incident by a GPS SOS on Monday and responded to the call at the falls, which are located about 320 kilometres east of Kelowna.There, they found the body of a 68-year-old woman halfway down the 85-metre falls, while the other two hikers could not immediately be found.Kimberley Search and Rescue, a drone, police dogs, and Big Horn helicopters were involved in the search. Crews were later able to find the body of a second hiker, identified as a 35-year-old woman.The third person, a 35-year-old man, is presumed dead, police say, as the search for his body continues.Police say none of the deaths are believed to be suspicious.
2 dead, 3rd presumed dead, after hikers go over waterfall in the Kootenays: RCMP
