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UPDATED: Commercial Fishing Vessel Caledonian capsizes off Tofino, B.C., three dead
A commercial fishing boat capsized off the coast of Vancouver Island overnight Saturday, killing at least two men. The boat capsized about 50 kilometres west of Tofino, B.C., according to Lieutenant Nicole Murillo, with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre. The cause of the accident was not immediately known, Murillo said. Three Coast Guard boats and a helicopter continued to search for a third person Sunday. Rescue crews located one survivor, who was found wearing a life jacket and floating on a safety raft. He was taken to a Victoria hospital by cruise ship. Read the rest here 16:08
