Two Toyota World Runners die in BC crash

A pair of high-profile offroading content creators died in a remote British Columbia mountainside crash last week after their vehicle rolled many times down a steep slope, authorities said. Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans, known to their followers as Toyota World Runners, were found after a 911 call was placed from a forestry road in the Trout Lake area, with rescuers confirming that one of the pair initially survived the impact but later died, while the other was pronounced dead at the scene or after a heli-evacuation and hospital transfer. The accident underscores the risks faced by adventure-driven creators who document demanding overlanding journeys across rugged terrain.

Rescuers arrived at the scene after being directed to a backcountry trail in the vast West Kootenay region. The operation proved technically challenging due to the terrain, which required rope access and a prolonged uphill approach to reach the crash site. It is believed the vehicle fell roughly 200 meters (about 656 feet) downhill, and authorities described a sequence in which the couple’s vehicle rolled repeatedly after leaving the road. One person was found with no vital signs in the vehicle; the...