Update 9PM Tuesday, June 9
SD57 has now received official confirmation from the RCMP that the student’s body has been recovered and identified by family.
Original story:
Quesnel RCMP say that a body has now been located in Stony Lake, north of Wells.
Sergeant Clay Kronebusch stresses however, that an identification has not yet been confirmed.
Police and the BC Coroners Service continue to investigate.
One person, later identified as a 17-year old DP Todd student from Prince George, was feared drowned after a boating accident on Saturday (June 6) afternoon.
RCMP say there were four people in the boat, but unfortunately only three were able to swim to shore.
The operator of the boat did not surface and could not be located.
The RCMP’S underwater team was called in to assist in the search today. (June 9)
School District 57 has rescheduled tonight’s board of education meeting to a later date.
–Files by George Henderson, My Cariboo Now
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