April 20, 2024

Boat capsizes in Fraser River, one man missing

A 49-year-old man is missing, after a fishing boat capsized in the Fraser River Saturday afternoon.It happened near the Agassiz Bridge around 3:30pm.Two others managed to swim through the tough current to safety.RCMP and Kent/Harrison Search and Rescue have been unable to find any sign of the man, although the search is set to continue … [Read more...]

Coast Guard volunteers died after boat capsizes off Sechelt Inlet

Two Coast Guard volunteers have died after their boat capsized off the Sunshine Coast. Officials with the Joint Rescue Communications Centre say a zodiac carrying four people flipped in the Skookumchuck Narrows at Sechelt Inlet. The men on board were rescued right away, but the women, members of the Coast Guard auxiliary, were found under the hull, … [Read more...]