September 7, 2015 — A commercial fishing boat sank Saturday off the west coast of Vancouver Island, killing three of the four crew members.
The boat capsized and sank in the ocean about 55 kilometres west of Estevan Point, north of Tofino, said navy Lt. Nicole Murillo with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
The Coast Guard was called out around 10 p.m. Saturday. Two men were discovered Sunday morning and confirmed dead, said Murillo, while the search continued into Sunday afternoon for a missing third crew member.
The missing man’s dead body was spotted by a helicopter and recovered around 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Murillo said.
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