The search for a 46-year-old Surrey man who rented a boat on Granville Island at noon on Wednesday has now been suspended. as a missing person.
Vancouver police said the man was leaving for Bowen Island, and when the rental boat did not return at 3 p.m., the Marine unit was sent to help the Coast Guard and the boats. search and rescue.
The rental boat was found adrift near Point Atkinson, but there was no sign of the navigator, police said.
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The search involved four Coast Guard vessels, one VPD vessel and two Royal Canadian Maritime Search and Rescue vessels.
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In addition, the RCMP Air One helicopter and the Coast Guard Cormorant helicopter were also used.
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