Prince George, B.C. – The BC Coroners Service has released the name of the  hunting guide who fell  from  a cliff near Kemano on Monday.

The deceased has been identified as 26 year old Jeffery Allan Wayne Ripley of Lethbridge,  Alberta.
He was guiding a party of hunters on a hunting trip on a remote mountain about one hour from Kemano.

About 4 pm, he  lost his footing and fell over a cliff estimated to be 100 metres high.

He was deceased at the scene.

His body was recovered the next day by the crew of a Royal Canadian Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate.