Man Runs Over Moving Ground to Narrowly Escape Landslide Along BC River: Rescuer

Man Runs Over Moving Ground to Narrowly Escape Landslide Along BC River: Rescuer
A landslide along a river in British Columbia's central Interior has injured a man and prompted the Cariboo Regional District to issue evacuation orders due to "immediate danger to life and safety" caused by flooding triggered by the slide. The Canadian Press/HO-Central Cariboo Search and Rescue
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A man camping along the Chilcotin River in British Columbia’s central Interior woke up to the sound of a landslide overnight Tuesday and managed to run to safety as the ground moved beneath his feet.

Debra Bortolussi with Central Cariboo Search and Rescue said the man told rescuers the next morning that he had set up camp with his dog during a rafting trip, when he heard sounds of the slide at around midnight and started running.