Rebecca Dinelle, a 25-year-old Quebec entrepreneur, tragically died earlier this week while climbing a 6,260-meter volcano in Ecuador, due to an avalanche.
Posted at 9:50 a.m.
Updated at 11:02 a.m.
“It was while realizing his dream of climbing the highest volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes, the Chimborazo, that an avalanche took his life earlier yesterday,” said his friend and associate of the company 3 with a heavy heart. Sphères Communications, Jeff Thibault-Flynn, on social networks.
The young woman in her twenties was co-founder and general manager of the company specializing in marketing and advertising, located in McMasterville, in Montérégie. “Today, she leaves me, leaving me all her wisdom, her joie de vivre and above all her taste for adventure,” wrote her colleague again.
On Facebook, Jeff Thibault-Flynn pointed out that “Rebecca will remain in my thoughts and my heart forever, because today, as our loved ones know, I lose my second half and a part of myself”. “My goal is to realize his dearest dream: to make this project the most beautiful and successful possible,” he added, speaking of the company they both co-founded there. is four years old.
His injured friend, but alive
Another person was involved in this tragic event. He is a friend of Rebecca Dinelle, Éloi Larrivee. The 24-year-old would have managed to descend the mountain “on his own”, said a local association of mountain guides in Ecuador. It was he who reported the position of the deceased to the rescuers, at more than 5700 meters above sea level, so that they could locate her. Rebecca Dinelle’s body was later turned over to authorities.
“We regret this event and hope for a speedy recovery of Éloi”, raised the Asociación Ecuatoriana de Guias de Montaña (ASEGUIM), offering in passing its sincere condolences to the relatives of Mr.me Dinelle.
The company 3 Sphères Communications also offered a heartfelt testimony to its co-founder. “Rebecca, one of the founding pillars of the agency, was at the height of her career. His contagious passion and his desire to push the limits will continue to animate the daily life of the team. […] Watch over us,” the group testified online.
“Rebecca was a solar being, an exceptional being. She will be missed by all of us. We will continue to feel his passion and his energy through his great team, “said the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de la Vallée-du-Richelieu (CCIVR), which has collaborated with the entrepreneur a few times since then. the creation of its communications agency.
A crowdfunding campaign has been posted online in the past few hours, to raise funds for the victim’s loved ones.
“His death and the atypical circumstances behind it involve very expensive sums. The insurance does not cover it and it is a heavy burden for the family to bear, ”wrote the instigator of the said campaign, Justin Bertrand, a relative of Rebecca Dinelle. “Any amount is more than appreciated and know that we will be forever grateful to you,” adds Mr. Bertrand on this subject.
Located nearly 200 kilometers from the city of Quito, Chimborazo is one of the highest volcanoes in the world, and the highest in Ecuador. Sutonned Taita Chimborazo, or Papa Chimborazo in French, this summit is also very important culturally for the Ecuadorian people, having notably inspired several films and documentaries.