Three men died on Thursday in a boating incident off the coast of Savary Island.
Powell River RCMP, on the Sunshine Coast, received a call around 11 p.m. from the Joint Rescue Coordination Center that a boat had capsized about 500 to 1,000 meters off Savary Beach.
Two men made it to shore, police said, but three others remained missing. Police said the men were fishing for shellfish in the area.
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The Joint Rescue Coordination Center had received a report at 10pm when a ship failed to return to Lund Harbour, on the Sunshine Coast, as expected.
In response, search and rescue resources were immediately mobilized, including the Powell River Coast Guard lifeboat, a fast land-based rescue boat from the Bay of Cortez and an Air Force Kingfisher aircraft from the Comox-based 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, the RCMP said.
Powell River RCMPcoordinating with Savary Island Fire, conducted a shoreline search, and three missing persons were found dead.
The two surviving men were transported back to Powell River and then to a hospital.
Powell River RCMP assisting the BC Coroners Service with the ongoing investigation into the incident.
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