BC Coroner confirms two people dead after Lytton wildfire
Posted July 3, 2021 8:58 pm.
Last Updated July 3, 2021 10:58 pm.
LYTTON (NEWS 1130) — The BC Coroners Service says two people were found dead in the village of Lytton, B.C., days after it was largely destroyed by a wildfire.
The agency says early information suggests the two deceased match descriptions provided by a family member.
The fire broke out on Wednesday, but the coroners service has said it wasn’t safe to enter the village and search for victims until Saturday.
It says there are no further reports of deaths linked to the fire that destroyed the village in B.C.’s Fraser Canyon region.
But officials have said that some people remain unaccounted for, in large part due to the hasty evacuation of the village on Wednesday night.
In an email to NEWS 1130, the coroner says its investigation is ongoing.
Before the wildfire, Lytton shattered all-time high Canadian heat records three days in a row.
– With files from The Canadian Press
