A swimmer stands along the shoreline at Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, July 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Diver dies off West Vancouver, in second B.C. scuba death in days
May 25, 2026 | 10:36 AM
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WEST VANCOUVER — A man has died while scuba diving off West Vancouver, in the second such death in British Columbia waters in less than a week.
West Vancouver police say they received a call about a diver in distress off Whytecliff Park around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
They say agencies, including the Coast Guard, fire and rescue and paramedics, responded but the 50-year-old man was declared dead at the scene.
Police say his family has been notified and there are no suspicious circumstances.
