National

Alberta Man Swept Away In British Columbia's Kitimat River Found Dead

The Canadian Press, 12 Jul, 2018 12:10 PM

KITIMAT, B.C. — A 39-year-old Alberta man swept away in the Kitimat River on Saturday has been found dead.

Kitimat RCMP, Kitimat Search and Rescue and Terrace Swift Water Rescue located the body just after 11 a.m. Wednesday.

The British Columbia Coroners Service is investigating the man's death.

The unidentified man is believed to have been thrown from an inflatable boat that capsized near a logjam.

A search helicopter joined search and rescue teams, police and area fire departments for the days-long search.

RCMP are advising boaters to wear life-jackets whenever they are on the river.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Police In Washington State Make Arrest In 1987 Murders Of Victoria Couple

Eighteen-year-old Tanya Van Cuylenborg and her boyfriend, 20-year-old Jay Cook, were found dead near Seattle in November 1987.

Police In Washington State Make Arrest In 1987 Murders Of Victoria Couple

DARPAN 10 with BC Premier John Horgan

We’ve faced some tough decisions on issues that people in this province care about very passionately. As hard as these decisions have been I don’t regret them.

DARPAN 10 with BC Premier John Horgan

British Columbia Invites Skilled Indians To Join Thriving Tech Industry

British Columbia, the Canadian proxvince that is a leader in technology and has one of the fastest growing tech ecosystems in the world, is looking at a shortfall of 30,000 skilled individuals to fill tech-related jobs

British Columbia Invites Skilled Indians To Join Thriving Tech Industry

Hundreds of Fort McMurray Insurance Claims Unresolved Two Years After Wildfire

"This is unprecedented, not just for the people of Wood Buffalo, but for our industry," Bill Adams, with the Insurance Bureau of Canada, said Wednesday.

Hundreds of Fort McMurray Insurance Claims Unresolved Two Years After Wildfire

Sex Assault Supports Vary In B.C. Universities A Year After Provincial Bill

One year after a bill came into effect requiring British Columbia universities to have sexual assault policies, the supports available at different schools still vary widely and students are urging the province to fill a funding gap.

Sex Assault Supports Vary In B.C. Universities A Year After Provincial Bill

Kids Still Being Locked Up, Held Down In B.C. Schools: Advocacy Group

VANCOUVER — An advocacy group says children in British Columbia are still being held down and confined in locked rooms, despite calls to change how educators address student behaviour.