Irishman who drowned in B.C. remembered as 'friendly, positive guy'

What was supposed to be a fun jaunt through the Rockies for a group of new Irish immigrants to Canada has been halted by tragedy.
David Gavin, 26, of Castlebar, County Mayo, drowned Friday after jumping off a bridge over Beaver Creek, which flows into Kinbasket Lake near Golden. After four days, the official search has now been called off.
Gavin had moved to Vancouver from Ireland earlier this year with his girlfriend, Ciara, on a two-year work visa. He had started working for Telus in April and