Mission RCMP, SAR searching for missing boater [Video]

Emergency responders are searching for a missing boater in Mission, but they believe it’s unlikely he is still alive, according to local RCMP.

Firefighters, paramedics, Mounties and search and rescue crews all responded to the Dewdney Bridge after receiving reports of a boating accident around 6:30 p.m., Mission RCMP said in a news release Friday evening.

In an update Saturday morning, police described the missing boater as a 37-year-old man from Dewdney and provided additional information about what happened.

“Two men had been out in a small flat-bottom aluminum boat, and were reportedly doing donuts in the water when they hit their own wake, ejecting both men from the boat,” the update reads.

“The passenger of the boat was able to make it to shore, while the driver of the boat has not been located.”

Mission Search and Rescue conducted “an extensive search” that lasted “well into the night” Friday, …