US EditionBody of Missing TRU Student Found in Thompson River Near Kamloops
THOMPSON-NICOLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 15 – Multi-agency teams including search and rescue and RCMP divers conducted an extensive operation lasting over a week to recover the student from the Thompson River.
- On July 15, Kamloops RCMP recovered the remains of a missing student from Thompson Rivers University from the Thompson River near MacArthur Island.
- The student disappeared on July 6 after going into the river close to Overlander Park to recover a volleyball and became trapped in a powerful current.
- Two friends attempted to save him but were also pulled into the current; all were eventually rescued by emergency personnel during a prolonged, multi-agency search that lasted over a week.
- Sgt. Chris Kienzle confirmed the body recovery and Kamloops RCMP extended condolences while officials urged caution and adherence to no-swimming signs due to dangerous currents.
- The incident highlights ongoing river safety concerns in the region and may provide closure for the student’s family and friends, whose overseas family was notified.
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Body of Missing TRU Student Recovered from Thompson River
The body of a Thompson Rivers University student who went missing earlier this month after being swept away by the current of the Thompson River has been found. Kamloops RCMP confirmed Tuesday that the man’s body was recovered near MacArthur Island on the morning of July 15, following an extensive nine-day search involving multiple agencies. The man had last been seen entering the river near Overlander Park around 5:14 p.m. on Sunday, July 6. “O…
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