Harrison (with files from John Allen/Global) – Lunch time sirens on New Year’s Eve day were racing through Harrison to the Green Point Boat Launch off Rockwell Drive.
This after reports of a vehicle that went into the water.
Local politician John Allen has a 12 ton excavator and posted a picture around 1PM. From Facebook: RT John Allen – Harrison Hot Springs News & Views – Greenpoint Incident. Pickup truck in the lake. Police, fire , ambulance and SAR in attendance. Searching for it. I’m standing by in case they need a pull from 12 ton excavator.
Later Allen posted to Facebook: John Allen Update. Global News at six says the RCMP dive team made it to Greenpoint before dark , Sadly, they seem to report that the vehicle was /is occupied. SAR has located the vehicle and marked it with a buoy. SAR only does snorkeling and cannot attach a line if it’s more that a few feet deep, maybe ten. The lake drops off quickly at Greenpoint so I expect it’s in at least 30-40 ft of water. The scene then becomes the RCMP’s . They will usually call in a dive team , in case there’s someone in it. That can take a while, maybe a day, to organize this and a wrecker with a long winch line. .
UPDATE – On Tuesday January 2, Agassiz RCMP Media Officer, Sgt. Mike Sargent confirmed one man died in their truck. No other information is currently available.
More to come.
