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Six missing after marine rescue in waters of Vancouver airport

Search crews found four people and continued looking for six others after a civilian vessel ran into distress in the Georgia Strait, officials said.

  • On Sunday, June 28, 2026, search teams rescued four people from the Georgia Strait after a civilian vessel reported "several people in the water without personal flotation devices" near Vancouver International Airport.
  • Pedram Mohyeddin, a public affairs officer with the Canadian Armed Forces, said the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria initiated the operation 18 kilometres southwest of Vancouver International Airport.
  • Responders deployed a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and CC-295 Kingfisher aircraft from 19 Wing Comox, alongside the Canadian Coast Guard Hovercraft Siyay and Main Lifeboat Station Ganges to search the area.
  • Four survivors were transported to the Sea Island Coast Guard Station and transferred to emergency workers, though six people remain missing as the search continues in the Georgia Strait.
  • Ferries from BC Ferries and Hullo Ferries diverted from their routes between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland to assist, as the search for the six missing individuals continues.
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Global News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
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