RCMP Dive Team Searches For Missing Man After Vancouver Island Boating Incident On Sproat Lake

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 12 Jul, 2015 02:00 PM

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — One man is missing and another is in hospital following a boating accident on Vancouver Island.

Port Alberni RCMP say they launched their police craft around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in response to reports of an on-the-water incident on Sproat Lake (in the Alberni Valley).

Quick-acting bystanders were able to rescue one man from the lake.

He was later airlifted to hospital in Victoria.

A police dive team is searching for a second, 41-year-old man who was onboard the boat at the time of the accident.

Police say they don't yet know how or why the boat sank but that an investigation is underway.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Air Canada Warns Of Possible Disruptions After Job Action At Toronto Airport

TORONTO — Air Canada is advising passengers that their plans could be disrupted Saturday as the airline recovers from a job action by workers at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Air Canada Warns Of Possible Disruptions After Job Action At Toronto Airport

Victim Surcharge Unconstitutional For Homeless Man Who Can't Pay It: B.C. Judge

A judge says a mandatory $200 victim surcharge violates a Vancouver homeless man's charter rights. Bruce Barinecutt argued he can't afford to pay the fine and that it amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.

Victim Surcharge Unconstitutional For Homeless Man Who Can't Pay It: B.C. Judge

Evacuees Allowed To Return Home As Crews Contain Wildfire In Nanaimo, B.C.

Officials in Ladysmith, B.C. say crews contained a 20-hectare grass fire south of Nanaimo on Thursday night and are working to clear the area of embers.

Evacuees Allowed To Return Home As Crews Contain Wildfire In Nanaimo, B.C.

Campers Beware: B.C. Imposes Total Ban On All Burning Across Province

VANCOUVER — Parched conditions and soaring temperatures have forced the British Columbia government to take the extraordinary step of imposing a rare ban on all open burning across the province.

Campers Beware: B.C. Imposes Total Ban On All Burning Across Province

Canadian Rugby Sevens Captain Jen Kish Wears Her Heart On Her Sleeve

VICTORIA — Under bright sunshine, Jen Kish runs alone as she rehabs an injured knee. At the end of the pitch, the Canadian women's rugby sevens team she captains is drilling in front of coach John Tait.

Canadian Rugby Sevens Captain Jen Kish Wears Her Heart On Her Sleeve

B.C. Tabs Ombudsperson To Investigate Flawed Health Researcher Firings

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister says he wants the province's ombudsperson to review the controversial firings of eight government health researchers.