One person is feared drowned after a boating accident north of Wells.
Quesnel RCMP Sergeant Clay Kronebusch confirms that a boat capsized on Saturday afternoon in Stony Lake.
He says there were four people in the boat, which was a small personal water craft, and three of the people managed to swim to shore.
He says police received a call to come to the scene at 2:53 p.m. and Quesnel Search and Rescue was called shortly after that.
Bob Hollowenko, Public Information Officer with Search and Rescue, says they responded with two jet boats.
“We began assisting in a shoreline search and did eventually come across the debris field from the vessel. There were other agencies that were on site. The BC Conservation Service did have a vessel in the water as well, and between all of the boats and search and rescue teams we were not successful in finding the subject.”
Hollowenko says they did however, find the area where they believe that the capsizing happened.
He says they were on scene for quite a while.
“QSAR was out there until the evening and didn’t return until quite late in the evening. Quesnel Search and Rescue has been temporarily stood down at the request of the RCMP. We will be available if we are requested to go out for further investigation.”
An RCMP underwater team is now expected to be called in.
No other details have been released.
The victim has been identified as a DP Todd student from Prince George.
The School District confirmed in a letter to parents that a 17-year old that went to that school was missing and presumed drowned.
