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Officials claim that the 33-year-old snowboarder saved from a wilderness area north of Vancouver is going to be charged with a heavy bill to pay for the expenses levied during his search efforts. Sebastien Boucher lost track on Sunday, wandering into the inadmissible areas ignoring all signs near the Cypress Mountain ski area. First rescue attempts failed due to unfavorable weather conditions and avalanches risk, though later rescuers located him on late Tuesday in a gully near the Sea-to-Sky Highway. The rescuers used the services of a Cormorant helicopter for lifting him out of the area.
Joffrey Koeman of Cypress Mountain stated on Wednesday that Boucher might be fined up to $10,000, but even that would not cover the cost of rescue mission. He explained that “from our staff, there were probably 50 people that were involved in this, right from security, dispatch, base operations, ski patrol, grooming, down to senior managers following the story, so definitely a lot of hard cost to Cypress for such a long rescue.” Koeman asserted that fine would rather be donated back to North Shore Search and Rescue.
On the other hand, Boucher’s mother, Micheline Simoneau, commended the rescue workers calling them “angels” and “the best in the world”. Tim Jones of North Shore Search and Rescue urged skiers and boarders to remain within boundaries. He claimed that “when there is a high avalanche hazard, stay in bounds and stay out of the back country: that is our message.” The rescue came just in time as a new snowstorm barrelled down on the Metro Vancouver area, following one on Tuesday that snarled morning commuter traffic.
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