{"id":73531,"date":"2025-08-16T06:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T06:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/73531\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T06:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T06:54:08","slug":"12-kayakers-rescued-by-rcmp-in-u-s-waters-off-washington-state-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/73531\/","title":{"rendered":"12 kayakers rescued by RCMP in U.S. waters off Washington state &#8211; BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A dozen kayakers, including six children, were rescued by the RCMP Shiprider crew, who came to their aid off the coast of Washington state.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755073388_375_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Just before 2 p.m. on Thursday, 12 paddlers in six kayaks called for help after encountering challenging conditions between Patos Island and Sucia Island, off the coast of Bellingham.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755073389_716_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>RCMP patrol guarding the shores of the Peace Arch border responded quickly, locating the group.<\/p>\n<p>Officers worked with Washington State Park authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard Shiprider crew, pulling everyone to safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis incident highlights the great teamwork between the RCMP Shiprider and USCG Shiprider,\u201d RCMP Federal Policing- Pacific Region, Insp. 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