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Woman swept away by Cheakamus River still missing
Vancouver/CKNW (AM980)
Alison Bailey | alison.bailey@corusent.com
8/8/2011
A woman who was swept away by the Cheakamus River near Whistler Saturday is still missing, after crews spent yesterday searching for her.
RCMP say the woman and a man had been on a guided fly-fishing tour when the man fell into the Cheakamus.
The woman jumped in to help him.
The man's body was recovered by a swift water rescue team a short time later.
Police say conditions on the Cheakamus River are hazardous.
Vancouver/CKNW (AM980)
Alison Bailey | alison.bailey@corusent.com
8/8/2011
A woman who was swept away by the Cheakamus River near Whistler Saturday is still missing, after crews spent yesterday searching for her.
RCMP say the woman and a man had been on a guided fly-fishing tour when the man fell into the Cheakamus.
The woman jumped in to help him.
The man's body was recovered by a swift water rescue team a short time later.
Police say conditions on the Cheakamus River are hazardous.
