{"id":688174,"date":"2026-05-23T08:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/688174\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T08:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:29:11","slug":"3-clam-fishermen-die-off-coast-of-savary-island-when-boat-capsizes-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/688174\/","title":{"rendered":"3 clam fishermen die off coast of Savary Island when boat capsizes – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three men died on Thursday in a boating incident off the shore of Savary Island.<\/p>\n

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Powell River RCMP, on the Sunshine Coast, received a call at approximately 11 p.m. from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre that a boat had capsized approximately 500 to 1,000 metres offshore of Savary.<\/p>\n

Two men had made it to the shore, police said, but three others remained missing. Police said the men were clam fishing in the area.<\/p>\n

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The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre had received a report at 10 p.m. when a boat failed to return to Lund Harbour, on the Sunshine Coast, as expected.<\/p>\n

In response, search and rescue resources were immediately deployed, including a Powell River Coast Guard lifeboat, an inshore fast rescue craft from Cortez Bay and an Air Force Kingfisher aircraft from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron based in Comox, RCMP said.<\/p>\n

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Powell River\u00a0RCMP, in coordination with Savary Island Fire, conducted shoreline searches, and the three missing men were located deceased.<\/p>\n

The two men who survived were transported back to Powell River and then to the hospital.<\/p>\n

The Powell River\u00a0RCMP\u00a0is assisting the BC Coroners Service with the ongoing investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n

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