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A rock climber has died after a 30-metre fall from the Stawamus Chief, Squamish RCMP said Saturday.

Mounties said the climber, a man in his 30s, fell Saturday afternoon. Police, the B.C. Ambulance Service, and Squamish Search and Rescue, were called to the Grand Wall area of the granite monolith at approximately 1:45 p.m.

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Mounties are working to notify the man’s next of kin. His name has not been released.

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“The Stawamus Chief is a popular tourist destination for the Sea to Sky corridor, and the Squamish emergency services have attended to a number of incidents associated to this location over the past few months,” said Sgt. Sascha Banks.

“We believe this incident to be a terrible accident.”

As police do not suspect foul play, the B.C. Coroners Service has taken over the investigation.