Man drowns trying to rescue dog swept away by West Vancouver creek

A man has drowned after trying to rescue a dog from a creek in a West Vancouver park Friday evening, police say.

The man, who was in his forties, and his wife were walking a friend’s dog in Cypress Falls Park shortly before 9 p.m. PT, according to West Vancouver Police.

The dog had been swept away by high, fast-moving waters downstream from the creek’s lower falls, and the man went in to rescue him.

The man’s wife called 911 after the creek carried both her husband and the dog out of sight of the trail, Sgt. Mark McLean tod CBC News.

Paul Markey, who led North Shore Rescue’s response to the call, said the

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