3 people dead, 5 rescued after boating incident in Squamish Valley
Three people have died and five were rescued following a boating incident in the Squamish Valley, British Columbia. Search and recovery efforts have been hampered by severe weather and dangerous river conditions.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the dangers posed by extreme weather events and flooding in the Pacific Northwest region.
Three people are dead after a boating incident in the Squamish Valley on Thursday.
Squamish RCMP confirmed on Friday afternoon that eight people were on board the boat and the other five were rescued.
They stated that at approximately 1:52 p.m., they were called about a boat incident in the area north of Vancouver, but due to elevated water levels and challenging weather conditions, search and rescue and any recovery efforts were extremely difficult and unsafe.
The search and recovery efforts continued on Friday.
“The weather and river conditions have played a significant role in the response efforts,” Cpl. Ashley MacKay of the Squamish RCMP said in a release.
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