RCMP Say Four Men and Two Women Presumed Drowned in BC Fishing Charter Sinking

Four men and two women are presumed to have drowned in the sinking of a fishing charter boat off Richmond, B.C., on Sunday, RCMP said, as a police underwater team prepared for a deep-water search for the downed vessel in the Georgia Strait. Richmond Mounties said two survivors, a 33-year-old man and a woman, 28, were in critical condition, while another man, 26, and woman, 33, have been discharged from hospital. The search for the six others was suspended at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, and RCMP said efforts had moved to recovery. “The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team has been engaged and will attend the area in the coming days to locate the capsized vessel using sonar,” police said.