On March 30, The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) notified Queen Charlotte RCMP of a capsized vessel near Oliver Island outside of Moresby Camp on Moresby Island.
JRCC reported that another vessel had located the capsized boat with two survivors clinging to it and one person in the water. BC Ambulance and Sandspit Coast Guard responded to the scene.
The captain of the vessel who found the boat said he arrived on scene at 4:30 p.m., it is believed the boat had capsized an hour before that. The boat, which is a 22 foot aluminium open haul skiff had capsized after a series of waves hit it broadside.
Queen Charlotte members went to the scene where paramedics and Coast Guard members were providing medical treatment to a 54-year-old man. The man was then transported to hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The B.C. Coroners Service is conducting an investigation into the cause of death. No further information is being released at this time.
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