US EditionCrews Continue Searching Thompson River for Young Man Presumed to Have Drowned (Kamloops)
KAMLOOPS, THOMPSON-NICOLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 31 – Search and rescue teams use aerial and boat patrols in efforts to locate a 23-year-old man presumed drowned after jumping into the Thompson River, officials said.
- Kamloops RCMP confirmed a 23-year-old man is presumed drowned after jumping into the Thompson River from Overlander Bridge on July 30.
- Last month, Jatin Garg’s body was pulled from the Thompson River after a drowning incident more than four weeks earlier, RCMP say.
- Kamloops Search and Rescue’s swiftwater team joined the operation with First Responders around 7:30 pm, deploying aerial and boat patrols in the river search.
- Search efforts resumed at dawn after the man was not found overnight, and the RCMP asked the public to give crews the space needed to operate safely.
- Kamloops Search and Rescue announced it will search both in the water and along the Thompson River’s shores today, following a July 6 incident at Overlander Park when a 27-year-old was swept away retrieving a volleyball.
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Crews continue searching Thompson River for young man presumed to have drowned (Kamloops)
UPDATE: 1:15 p.m. Kamloops police say a search is ongoing for a 23-year-old man who jumped off the Overlanders Bridge on Wednesday and is presumed to have drowned. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Kelly Butler said the incident happened in the early evening on July 30. Emergency crews were call...
Search Continues After Man Jumps from Overlander Bridge
Kamloops RCMP have confirmed that a 23-year-old man is presumed to have drowned after jumping from the west side of the Overlander Bridge during the early evening of July 30. Witnesses reported seeing the man briefly resurface before disappearing beneath the water. Despite immediate efforts to rescue him, those attempts were unsuccessful. Emergency responders, including Kamloops RCMP, Kamloops Fire Rescue, and Search and Rescue, responded quickl…
Man, 23, who jumped off Kamloops bridge into Thompson River presumed to have drowned
The search continues for a young man who jumped off the Overlander Bridge and into the Thompson River. The Kamloops RCMP says the 23-year-old is “presumed to have drowned.” According to police, the man jumped off the west side of the bridge early Wednesday evening. Witnesses told police that the man briefly surfaced before disappearing under the water and attempts to rescue him were unsuccessful. Kamloops Search and Rescue was tasked by the RC…
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