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Kelsey Hemstock

  • 24 years old
  • Female
  • Born Jan 09, 1984
  • Died Aug 16, 2008
  • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Kelsey was a great person, the bright spirit among her friends, always looking for new challenges and adventures. We will always remember her as the lively young woman who made us all laugh.
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Kelsey was on a raft with six other passengers when it hit a rock and flipped in an area known as the Tamihi Rapids. Chilliwack RCMP and Chilliwack Search and Rescue were called to the river near the Tamihi bridge on Chilliwack Lake Road around 5:45 p.m. Saturday. Rescuers did not recover her body, which was wedged in a submerged, undercut crevice of a large rock, until shortly after 7 p.m.

She was on the river rafting expedition with her boyfriend, who also worked at Shaw, and two other co-workers.

We still can't believe it. She was such a social, funny, beautiful, energetic woman.
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alejandro fuentes Jan 15, 2009

my memory of her is that she was always happy ,smilling , and she liked my guitar playing ah even when i sucked at it ,a verry sweet persson , some one i trust ,a good friend, im verry shocked to know ths happend to her ,she was the girl with the heart of gold,i will always remember her,god thoes work in strange ways , my best wishes to bryce n whitney , alex fuentes

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Whitney Jan 02, 2009

Kelsey is the best sister i could have possibly hoped for; she is a huge part of who i am. im so lucky to have had her my entire life until now... its never long enough. She's impossible to forget, and i miss her more than anything.

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navi Oct 21, 2008

I was actually on the boat behind her boat. Im very sadden'd about this tragic evennt. She seemed like a very nice girl while we were on the bus ride to the river. Everyone on the boats was very traumatized, including a little 4-5 year old girl who was crying so much when we found out that they couldnt find the body.

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guest Aug 25, 2008

hello,

kelsey was born in january, and was 24.

Ted B (Sep 04, 2008)

that's true

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