Justin Trudeau's youngest brother drowned in an avalanche in 1998. His body was never found. The Trudeau family was hit by an insurmountable tragedy in 1998 when Michel Truedau, the younger son of Canada's former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, died in an avalanche. Michael was only 23 at that time. On November 13, 1998, Michel went on a skiing trip in the Kokanee Glacier Park, BC, with his friends. The avalanche separated the group and Michel was swept away. His friends were aliveHis body was never found. A memorial service was held a week later in Quebec.Nearly 10 months after Michel's death, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police made an attempt to search again for the body and they sent a dive team in Kokanee Lake, but they were not successful even after a month of endless searching. They said before starting the search that it was possible that his body might never be found because divers could only go down to a depth of 30 meters but the lake was 91 meters deep at the center.Trudeau's family called off the search and erected a chalet nearby as a memorial to Michel. The family said he was destined to rest ar Kokanee Lake.His mother Margaret Trudeau and brother Justin Trudeau started...







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