Kitimat B.C.- A hunting guide has  died, after falling from a cliff near  Kitimat.

RCMP say they had been advised a  Satellite Personal Beacon (SPOT) had been activated around 8:48  last night  up the Kemano River near Kitimat

Police were advised  a hunting  guide had fallen off a cliff.

The Joint Rescue Command Center out of Comox, activated a rescue squadron to assisted with the rescue – recovery.

The guide was located this  morning, around 8:40. but had succumbed to his injuries.

Although his name has not been released, RCMP say  the deceased is a 26 year old male from Alberta.

The Coroner’s Office and Kitimat RMP continue to investigate.