Tim Jones, North Shore Rescue team leader, has died

Tim Jones, team leader and voiceof B.C.'s North Shore Rescue, died Sunday night after collapsing on a trail whilecoming down from arescue cabin on Mount Seymour.

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A member of North Shore Rescue announced Jones's death on the organization's Twitter account just after 10 p.m. PT.

"Seymour patrol, BCAS, RCMP, Fire and Lions Gate staff all put in a massive effort to save Tim but unfortunately he did not come through," a representative wrote onNorth Shore Rescue's Facebook page.

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The 57-year-old worked as an advanced life support paramedic and as Paramedic in Charge for the B.C. Ambulance Service in North Vancouver.

He was also theleaderand spokesmanof North Shore Rescue, where hebegan volunteering in1987.

Hewas a tireless advocate for the teamand hadfocused of late onensuring search and rescue operations in B.C. haveongoing stable funding.

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He was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 2011. CapilanoUniversity, in North Vancouver, bestowed himwith an honorarydoctoratein 2012.

On his LinkedIn profile, Jones wrote he had dedicated his life to becoming a helicopter rescue co-ordinator.

"This is serious business and we take this very seriously," he wrote. "Outside this, I have only one aspiration after this and that is to pay back my wife for time lost."

Jones's work and passion wererecently featuredin Dreamfilm's documentary To The Rescue, which premiered on CBC's Doc Zone this past week.