BREAKING: Search Underway for Driver of Truck that Plunged Into B.C. River
THOMPSON-NICOLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 10 – Multiple witnesses and emergency responders are searching the North Thompson River after a pickup truck plunged in, with a helicopter and drone assisting in the operation, police said.
- On July 10 at 2:59 p.m., Clearwater RCMP launched a search after a pickup plunged into the North Thompson River near Vavenby, BC, prompting community and agency efforts.
- High water levels and a dirty river caused the truck to go in just before the concrete barrier on Highway 5 near Vavenby, prompting a rescue search.
- Search crews, including a helicopter and fire department drone, deploy along the river as witnesses search the banks, with officials urging caution amid ongoing efforts.
- Grant Simpson confirmed the mother and two children escaped safely, but the father’s poor swimming hampers rescue efforts.
- A helicopter and drone are expected to assist the ongoing river search, with officials urging drivers to exercise caution as emergency efforts continue.
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According to the information gathered at the scene, it could be established that the now deceased was named Gabriel Fidel S., 19 years old, native and neighbor of La Yerbabuena The entrance Dies young driver when he falls with his truck to a river, in Periban it was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.
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