For those of you who were out in the boulders Saturday, you may have heard a helicopter circling the Stawamus Chief Grand Wall. According to Squamish SAR, a base jumper got his chute caught on a tree after a bad opening that resulted him flying into the Chief. Full Story below.

(NEWS 1130) — The Stawamus Chief was the scene of a dramatic rescue before nightfall Saturday.

A base jumper had lost control and ended up stuck, dangling by his equipment on a steep mountainside.

Search and Rescue crews were called out just before 5:00 p.m. to the Chief’s west face, also known as the Grand Wall.

John Willcox with Squamish SAR says the rescue was a race with the setting sun but fortunately, the man had a cellphone, which made it easier to communicate with him.

“He said that he had launched off the top as a base jumper. He had a little difficulty with his lines and it kind of spun him around he came very close and then actually collided with the face of the chief. His canopy collapsed and he slid down the wall. And then finally his shoot got hung up on some trees. So he was partly suspended by his shoot. And then also, was able to hold on to some roots of some large trees there,” Willcox explains.

Full Story Here.

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In 2017, we reported that local climber known as Jesse James had been found inside a burned out vehicle on Cheekye Forest Service Road leading to Cat Lake.

Yesterday afternoon, the RCMP officially identified the body thought to be ‘Jesse James’ as Davis Wolfgang Hawke, a fugitive running from the law, because of a DNA match.

If the story couldn’t get any weirder, Davis Wolfgang Hawke was known for being a neo-nazi and an early internet spam organizer, only to find himself a new identity in Squamish, BC years later.

Known as Jesse James while in Squamish, BC, a number of tales circulated around town, including him flashing huge wads of cash, being the author of the book Psychology of Seduction and more odd stories.

It is now unknown why Jesse James was murdered in his van where he was first shot and then burned inside his vehicle. According to multiple sources, the RCMP are seeking any information on contacts of Jesse James.

Anyone with more information about Hawke’s death is asked to phone IHIT at 1-877-551-4448 or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 if they want to remain anonymous.