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Hwy reopens at slide site

UPDATE: 12:55 p.m.

A single lane of traffic is now getting past the site of a mudslide in British Columbia's southern Interior where a vehicle was swept away on the weekend.

DriveBC, the provincial government's online site for road conditions, says Highway 99 near the junction with Highway 97 was partially reopened late Monday.

A pilot vehicle is leading traffic through work zones where the road was cut by a mudslide on Saturday engulfing a yellow 1968 Morgan convertible.

The 57-year-old Sechelt man driving the classic car was able to scramble free, but RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said his wife, 57-year-old Valerie Morris, is still missing.

Officers assume Morris was trapped in the convertible and unable to get out, but only pieces of the vehicle have been located.

Mounties are now asking for the public's help and want to see dashboard camera video or speak with any witnesses, including the occupants of a motor home that was driving near the convertible before the slide.

– The Canadian Press


ORIGINAL: 8:30 a.m.

Highway 99 now has a single lane open after a mudslide at Hat Creek Corner. The road is now open to single lane alternating traffic. A pilot vehicle is guiding traffic through the work zones. Watch for muddy and dusty conditions. Motorcycle travel in the area is not recommended and you are advised to use caution.

67-year-old Valerie Morris, lost her life when the 1968 Morgan convertible she was riding in was swept off the road when the slide crashed down onto Highway 99, Saturday.

The vehicle was swept off the road, but Morris's husband was able to escape the car.



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