Three men died Thursday in a boating incident off the coast of Savary Island.
Powell River RCMP, on the Sunshine Coast, received a call at about 11 p.m. from the Joint Rescue Coordination Center that a boat had capsized approximately 500 to 1,000 meters offshore of Savary.
Two men had made it to shore, police said, but three others remained missing. Police said the men were fishing for clams in the area.
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The Joint Rescue Coordination Center had received a report at 10pm that a boat had failed to return to the port of Lund, on the Sunshine Coast, as expected.
In response, search and rescue resources were immediately deployed, including a Powell River Coast Guard lifeboat, a fast inshore rescue vessel from the Gulf of Cortez and an Air Force Kingfisher aircraft from Comox-based Transport and Rescue Squadron 442, RCMP said.
Powell River RCMPin coordination with Savary Island Fire, conducted a beach search and the three missing men were found dead.
The two men who survived were transported back to Powell River and then to the hospital.
Powell River RCMP is assisting the Detective Service with the ongoing investigation of the incident.
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