A 17-year-old from Ontario who was about to start his studies at the University of British Columbia is dead after climbing over a fence and falling off a cliff in a popular Metro Vancouver park.

North Vancouver assistant fire chief Dwayne Derban said the boy was with three friends in an off-trail area of Lynn Canyon Park when it happened Sunday afternoon.

Derban said the area had a chain-link fence about 1.5 metres tall marking the edge of the cliff as well as signage warning people to stay away from dangerous areas.

But Derban said the teen害羞草研究所檚 friends told firefighters that he had climbed over the fence to get a better view of the river canyon and he 害羞草研究所渏ust got too close害羞草研究所� to the edge.

害羞草研究所淭he cliff that he fell over was about 50 metres. He fell onto rocks below, it wasn害羞草研究所檛 into the water,害羞草研究所� Derban said, adding a first responder found the boy had no pulse.

The teen had been enrolled at the University of British Columbia, where the new semester starts next week.

害羞草研究所淭hey were four friends, all just finishing high school,害羞草研究所� Derban said, adding the other three students have plans to start university in Ontario and the United States.

害羞草研究所淭hey were all academic and looking forward to an exciting future,害羞草研究所� he said.

The area where the boy fell is 害羞草研究所渃ompletely safe as long as you stay within the areas that are meant to be walked in,害羞草研究所� Derban said, adding no one should hop any fencing.

害羞草研究所淧eople go over and you can see paths on the other side and it looks inviting, like an awesome view, but the dangers that are inherent are just not worth the risk.害羞草研究所�