Stawamus Chief Beetle Prank: Safety Risks & Investigation

0:00Prangsters have hauled the shell of an old Volkswagen Beetle up to the top of the Stoamus Chief in Squamish, British Columbia, dangling a right, above power lines in Highway 99. BC parts shut down the area last week over serious safety risks, and now the environment in parts ministry is eyeing legal action against whoever did. This. They're scrambling to remove the car this week, but it's tricky work that could be dangerous for the crew handling it. No word yet on the final cost, but it's pulling resources away from regular duties at one of the parts busiest spots this time of year. Park staff are teaming up with the RCMP for an investigation, and they've looped in the local Squamish First Nation too. This stunt is hitting operations hard, forcing diversions and extra coordination just when hikers are flooding in. These kinds of wild pranks echo old tricks from University of British Columbia engineering students, like Beetles, hung from the Lionsgate Bridge back. In 2008, the Vancouver Library in 1996, and even the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

1:02around 2001, expect the removal soon, with cops and rangers digging into who pulled it off, could be a throwback to those campus legends, but for now, the Chief stays off limits until it's all cleared. Vancouver News Today, powered by AI Bringing You What Matters. I'm Corey with The Story.