THE BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of amale who died while kayaking in a remote part of the Stikine River in
northern British Columbia on Sept. 11, 2012.
The man is Jeffrey Dean West, aged 42, from Ocoee, Tennessee.
Mr. West, a competitive kayaker and kayak instructor, was kayaking
alone on the Stikine River.
He started where the Stikine Rivercrosses Highway 37 and was to be picked up near Telegraph Creek.
Another group of rafters found his body floating in the river in the
remote and rugged area known as the Grand Canyon of the Stikine on
Sept. 11, 2012.
The Grand Canyon of the Stikine is known to be one ofthe most-challenging kayaking runs in North America.
The BC Coroners Service is continuing to investigate this death.