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On Saturday, B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe released a formal statement detailing the progression of the recovery efforts. The timeline of the week reveals a harrowing sequence of discoveries. On Wednesday, the first of the three male victims was located and retrieved from the thick, heavy debris that settled across the highway. The search continued through Thursday, leading to the discovery of two additional men. These findings follow the earlier recovery of a woman’s body on Monday, which marked the first confirmed fatality of the Lillooet slide. As of now, the death toll from this specific incident stands at four confirmed individuals, while one man remains tragically unaccounted for despite the exhaustive efforts of specialized teams
