Three dead after boat overturns in Squamish River

Three people died after a boat overturned in the swollen Squamish River in British Columbia, and police said Friday that everyone involved had been accounted for. The incident happened Thursday afternoon amid flooding and heavy rain in the region north of Vancouver.

Squamish RCMP said two people were initially confirmed dead and another was missing. By Friday afternoon, police confirmed that the third person’s body had been found. Authorities have not released details about the victims.

Insp. Robert Dykstra, officer in charge of the Sea to Sky RCMP, said about eight people were aboard. He said he believed the boat struck something but did not know what caused it to overturn or why those aboard were on the river. Police have not confirmed a report that the boat was being used to rescue people stranded on the river.

Responders faced elevated water levels and challenging weather during search and recovery work. Squamish Search and Rescue manager Nils Robinson described the operation earlier Friday as complex and evolving. Police said the response involved Squamish Search and Rescue, RCMP Air Services, the Lower Mainland District Integrated Emergency Response Team, the RCMP...