One BC Ferries passenger experienced an extremely frigid Monday evening, while hundreds more dealt with resulting delays on a trip between Nanaimo and Vancouver.
Around 5:45 p.m. on October 30, the Queen of Cowichan had a person go overboard. The ferry stopped to search, assisted by the Queen of Oak Bay, the Canadian Coast Guard and the Victoria Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
Delays expected between #HorseshoeBay #DepartureBay due to person overboard. QofOakBay assisting QofCowichan to recover passenger. ^et
— BC Ferries (@BCFerries) October 31, 2017
Tweets and videos from passengers on board flooded social media, with many assisting in the search by visually scouring the water from the outer decks.
The Queen of Cowichan continued on its route after over an hour of searching and the woman who had allegedly jumped overboard was found 10:45 p.m., clinging to a life ring.
Stuart Irving, an air controller at the Victoria Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre, told the Times Colonist that there were some questions about the woman’s mental state.
After being rescued, she was taken to the Sea Island hovercraft base and then transported to hospital.
Video:
Woman overboard the ferry. Stripped her clothes off and jumped says ferry staff @CTVVancouver @GlobalBC @CBCVancouver pic.twitter.com/UisFmrt30X
— Chelsea Irwin (@octoberswolf) October 31, 2017
First time being on a man overboard situation on BC Ferries, scary stuff. Sadly it does not sound like the person was found. pic.twitter.com/FZUaB0umNK
— Nick Bellamy (@bellamy_nick) October 31, 2017
