Two dead, one missing after boating incident in Squamish Valley
Two people are dead and another is missing after a boating incident in the Squamish Valley on Thursday, according to Global News.
Two dead, one missing after boating incident in Squamish Valley
Two people are dead and one is missing after a boating incident in the Squamish Valley on Thursday. Search and recovery efforts continue amid elevated water levels and challenging weather conditions.
In brief
- Two people are dead and one is missing after a boating incident in the Squamish Valley on Thursday.
- Squamish RCMP received the call at approximately 1:52 p.m.; the search continues on Friday.
- Elevated water levels and challenging weather conditions have made search and recovery efforts difficult and unsafe.
- The search involves Squamish Search and Rescue, RCMP Air Services, the Lower Mainland District Integrated Emergency Response Team, the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team, and West Coast Marine Services.
Incident details
Squamish RCMP said they were called about a boat incident at approximately 1:52 p.m. in the area north of Vancouver. The Globe and Mail reports the incident happened on Thursday around 2 p.m. and that all others involved have been accounted for.
Search and recovery conditions
Search and rescue and recovery efforts were described as extremely difficult and unsafe due to elevated water levels and challenging weather conditions. The search continues on Friday.
Cpl. Ashley MacKay of the Squamish RCMP said in a release: "The weather and river conditions have played a significant role in the response efforts."
MacKay also said: "This is a very dynamic and evolving incident, and the safety of responders and the public remains paramount. Weather patterns, water levels, and river conditions can change rapidly, and those factors are being continuously assessed as search and recovery efforts continue. We are asking the public to stay off the water at this time due to dangerous flow rates and debris throughout the river systems."
Search resources
Squamish RCMP says the search involves Squamish Search and Rescue, RCMP Air Services, the Lower Mainland District Integrated Emergency Response Team, the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team, and West Coast Marine Services.
Regional flooding context
The Sea-to-Sky region has been hit hard by recent storms. On Wednesday afternoon, the Village of Pemberton issued an evacuation order for properties on Airport Road due to flooding and "high-risk river levels." On Wednesday night, the Electoral Area C portion of the valley and the village was put under evacuation alert, with residents told to shelter in place. Lilʼwat Nation expanded an evacuation order and alert for the area from Kwetsa7 along the Lillooet River corridor to Lillooet Lake. The province’s River Forecast Centre put the Sea-to-Sky corridor and Pemberton Valley under a flood warning on Thursday, but that was downgraded on Friday morning.
Why it matters
The incident occurred during a period of severe flooding and storm activity in British Columbia’s Sea-to-Sky region, which has complicated emergency response and prompted multiple evacuation orders and alerts across the area.
Sources
- globalnews.ca: 2 people dead, one missing after boating incident in Squamish Valley - BC | Globalnews.ca
- theglobeandmail.com: Two dead, one missing after flood-related boating incident in Squamish, B.C. - The Globe and Mail
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Questions readers ask
- What is the status of the people involved in the Squamish Valley boating incident?
- Two people are dead and one is missing following the incident, while all others involved have been accounted for.
- When and where did the boating incident occur?
- The incident happened on Thursday around 2 p.m. in the area north of Vancouver, with Squamish RCMP called at approximately 1:52 p.m.
- Why are search and recovery efforts considered difficult?
- Efforts are extremely difficult and unsafe due to elevated water levels, challenging weather conditions, and dangerous flow rates with debris throughout the river systems.
- What evacuation orders were issued in the region prior to the incident?
- On Wednesday, the Village of Pemberton issued an evacuation order for properties on Airport Road, and Lilʼwat Nation expanded an evacuation order and alert for areas from Kwetsa7 along the Lillooet River corridor to Lillooet Lake.
- Which organizations are assisting in the search and recovery operation?
- The search involves Squamish Search and Rescue, RCMP Air Services, the Lower Mainland District Integrated Emergency Response Team, the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team, and West Coast Marine Services.
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