Michel Trudeau was the youngest son of the late Canadian Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Canada

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 Pierre Trudeau

Pierre Trudeau

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...

 and Margaret Trudeau

Margaret Trudeau

Margaret Joan Sinclair Trudeau Kemper is the former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada.-Early years and marriage:...

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Born in Ottawa

Ottawa

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, he studied at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

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 to become a microbiologist

Microbiologist

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Michel was killed in an avalanche

Avalanche

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 while skiing

Skiing

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 at British Columbia

British Columbia

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's Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

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 on November 13, 1998; he was 23 years old. His body was swept into Kokanee Lake

Kokanee Lake

Kokanee Lake is one of over 30 alpine lakes located in British Columbia's Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. The lake is approximately 1,200 m long and 400 m wide, at an elevation of 1,981 m and located at the head of Kokanee Creek. It is fed by the Kokanee Glacier and is the headwater of Kokanee...

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An extensive search was launched but his body has never been found. The lake's high altitude and limited days of open waters each year prevented divers from completing the search..