Chilliwack RCMP have confirmed a 55-year-old man drowned in the Vedder River Friday afternoon (July 21).
Police spokesperson Sgt. Krista Vrolyk said the victim reportedly entered the river to try and rescue a dog around 3:30 p.m. and within minutes police got reports of a possible drowning in the area of Peach Road and the Rotary Trail. The man was pulled out of the south side of the river by a bystander and reportedly received CPR while waiting for emergency response.
Chilliwack Search and Rescue was paged and sent a boat. Police, fire and ambulance crews accessed the victim by Vedder Mountain Road and B.C. Emergency Health Services sent a helicopter, but the man could not be resuscitated.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out the family of the victim,” Vrolyk said.
The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating.
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