The RCMP have recovered the bodies of the man and the woman killed in an avalanche while heli-skiing in northwestern B.C. on Monday.
They have been identified as Daisuke Matsui, 26, of Shibuya, Japan, and 24-year-old Kimberly Manchip of Langley, B.C., who worked for the heli-skiing company.
The avalanche struck the group of heli-skiers on Delta Peak in northwestern B.C. on Monday.
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Three other tourists in the group survived — a 54-year-old man from France, a 59-year-old Japanese woman and a 64-year-old Japanese woman.
The RCMP said two helicopters were flying skiers into the Delta Peak area, 230 kilometres north of Stewart, B.C.
The first helicopter touched down, and the group of skiers — the deceased guide and the four tourists — got out and skied down part of the mountain, stopping to wait for the second group to join them.
The other helicopter then landed and a second group of skiers got out. But before they could start down the mountain, the avalanche hit, sweeping the first group away.
Police say there was no warning, and all the members of the second group could do was watch.
The three injured skiers were flown to the health clinic in Stewart. The two women were then taken to the Prince Rupert hospital and the man was released.
The two women have since been flown to Vancouver General Hospital, one of them suffering back injuries.
The RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are continuing their investigation.
