Woman, 29, dead after drowning near Savary Island, B.C.

Woman, 29, dead after drowning near Savary Island, B.C.

A 29-year-old woman is dead after drowning off a small island along the British Columbia coast.

Woman, 29, drowns near barge terminal on B.C. island

BC Coroners Service report says that drowning deaths tend to peak in July

Woman, 29, drowns near barge terminal on B.C. island

BC Coroners Service report says that drowning deaths tend to peak in July

Woman, 29, drowns near Savary Island barge terminal: RCMP

A 29-year-old woman is dead following a drowning off Savary Island, a small B.C. island that sees a population boom over the summer months. Mounties responded to a report of a drowning near the barge terminal on Savary Island around 8 a.m. Sunday, according to Powell River RCMP. The victim was identified, and her family has been notified, reads a news release. Police and the coroner are investigating. “Police attended and conducted an investigat…