Two women are dead, with a third person presumed dead, after going over the Meachen Creek Falls in East Kootenay on Labour Day weekend, according RCMP in Kimberley, B.C.

Police were notified about the incident by a GPS SOS on Monday and responded to the call at the falls, which are located about 320 kilometres east of Kelowna.

There, they found the body of a 68-year-old woman halfway down the 85-metre falls, while the other two hikers could not immediately be found.

Kimberley Search and Rescue, a drone, police dogs, and Big Horn helicopters were involved in the search. Crews were later able to find the body of a second hiker, identified as a 35-year-old woman.

The third person, a 35-year-old man, is presumed dead, police say, as the search for his body continues.

Police say none of th

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