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150 grads and chaperones rescued after boat cruise runs aground off Vancouver

Mounties in North Vancouver said 150 youth and their chaperones had to be rescued after a vessel ran aground on a sandbar off Vancouver.

By Northline Newsroom
1 min read

Reported by Vancouver Is Awesome; RCMP confirmation pending.

A passenger boat on coastal waters near VancouverIllustrative photo
A passenger boat on coastal waters near Vancouver. Photo: Mado El Khouly / Unsplash · Unsplash License

A boat cruise carrying grads ran aground on a sandbar off Vancouver, and 150 youth and their chaperones had to be rescued, Mounties in North Vancouver said, according to Vancouver Is Awesome.

Why it matters

The grounding happened off Vancouver and involved a large group of young people on a graduation-season outing. Mounties in North Vancouver were the source of the rescue figure.

What we know

  • Mounties in North Vancouver said 150 youth and their chaperones needed to be rescued.
  • The vessel ran aground on a sandbar off Vancouver.
  • The report describes the event as a boat cruise for grads.

What happens next

Further detail on the incident is expected to come from police.

Sources

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