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Alberta man missing on Kitimat River found dead

Body found on July 11 after going missing on July 7

  • Jul. 11, 2018 12:00 a.m.

Three days after going missing, an unnamed Alberta man’s body has been found.

At approximately 11:20 a.m. on July 11, Kitimat RCMP, Search and Rescue and the Terrace Swift Water Rescue teams found the man after he capsized in the Kitimat river on July 7.

The 39-year-old man was with three other men in three inflatable boats when they struck a logjam. The other men were able to make it to shore.

A press release from the RCMP said no more information will be released as the BC Coroners Service investigates.

READ MORE: Rescuers search for man whose boat capsized in the Kitimat River


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