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From the T/C.
An extensive search is underway for the operator of a 14-foot aluminum boat found adrift off the coast of Sidney on Tuesday.
The identity of the missing man, who is from the Victoria area, was not being released at this time.
His vessel, which was equipped with a small outboard motor, was discovered shortly after 5 p.m. by two jet skiers in the waters between Sidney and Sidney Spit. Found aboard the red dinghy was the operator’s boating gear and his pet dog. The owner’s personal flotation device was not found onboard.
“We have some communication from a relative that his dog had jumped in the water earlier in the day, so perhaps the dog jumped in the water again and he tried to recover it,” said Andy Howell, a Coast Guard officer and search and rescue coordinator with Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, which is manned by Canadian Forces and Canadian Coast Guard personnel.
“Or perhaps he’s on an island somewhere and the boat got away. We’ve searched the area so hard that doesn’t seem likely to me.”
A number of helicopters and vessels from the area are involved in the search, which is expected to last into the night, Howell said. “It’s small area and we’ve got lots of resources, and the conditions are great. We’ve go a lot of guys and we’ll do our best to find him.”
Take only what you need.
An extensive search is underway for the operator of a 14-foot aluminum boat found adrift off the coast of Sidney on Tuesday.
The identity of the missing man, who is from the Victoria area, was not being released at this time.
His vessel, which was equipped with a small outboard motor, was discovered shortly after 5 p.m. by two jet skiers in the waters between Sidney and Sidney Spit. Found aboard the red dinghy was the operator’s boating gear and his pet dog. The owner’s personal flotation device was not found onboard.
“We have some communication from a relative that his dog had jumped in the water earlier in the day, so perhaps the dog jumped in the water again and he tried to recover it,” said Andy Howell, a Coast Guard officer and search and rescue coordinator with Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, which is manned by Canadian Forces and Canadian Coast Guard personnel.
“Or perhaps he’s on an island somewhere and the boat got away. We’ve searched the area so hard that doesn’t seem likely to me.”
A number of helicopters and vessels from the area are involved in the search, which is expected to last into the night, Howell said. “It’s small area and we’ve got lots of resources, and the conditions are great. We’ve go a lot of guys and we’ll do our best to find him.”
Take only what you need.
