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WorkSafeBC is investigating the death of a film and TV worker near Britannia Beach, south of Squamish.

Andy Watson of the B.C. Coroners Service said a coroner was called to “a location near Britannia Beach” at noon on March 9 after a man from Vancouver in his mid-30s died.

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“The coroners service is in the early stages of this investigation,” said Watson, adding the RCMP and WorkSafeBC were involved.

WorkSafeBC spokeswoman Gillian Burnett told Postmedia News that the agency was notified at 4:53 p.m. on March 10 “about a fatal incident that happened on a Forest Service Road south of Britannia Beach.”

“Because we’re investigating, it’s unlikely that any more detail will be available until an incident investigation report has been produced,” Burnett said. WorkSafeBC investigates serious injuries and deaths that occur at workplaces, except for mines and incidents involving federal government workers.

According to a Gofundme page, the worker was Aron Koel, who left behind a wife, Olympia, and three young sons.

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“He was doing what he loved, working outside. Ironic to all he was not 200 feet up a fir tree with a chainsaw or deepsea diving with sharks,” the Gofundme post stated.

Koel was described as a talented arborist with a kind and gentle soul.

Koel was a member of IATSE Local 891, which represents 8,000 technical and artistic people working in B.C.’s film and TV industry.

“The man is a legend, and the entire film community and brotherhood of the greens department has rallied behind him. He will be missed,” Matthew Campbell, Koel’s friend and colleague, told Postmedia.

As of Thursday morning, more than $90,000 had been raised for Koel’s family.

According to Koel’s IMDb credits, he worked as a greensperson and had 30 credits to his name. Most recently he worked on the TV series The Detour. A greensperson works with the production’s art department and is responsible for gathering, placing and removing plants, rocks and anything natural before, during and after production.

On Wednesday, IATSE Local 891 issued a statement about Koel, pointing readers to the family’s Gofundme page.