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56-year-old Vancouver man dies while tubing on Cowichan River

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A 56-year old man from Vancouver is dead after a tubing incident on the Cowichan River.

On Monday, August 29th,  Lake Cowichan RCMP responded to help with an incident at Marie Canyon off of Riverbottom Road.

Witnesses told police the man had been floating on an inflatable tube with friends and had planned to get out of the water before the Marie Canyon rapids but he was unable to do so.

“The friends of the deceased lost sight of him, but later located him approximately 500 meters down the river,” said Sergeant Chris Manseau, acting Senior Media Relations Officer for the BC RCMP.

“When the man was found he was in immediate medical distress, and first aid measures were given immediately.”

Paramedics and members of the Lake Cowichan Fire Department also assisted with life saving measures but the man died at the scene, police said.

“The Cowichan River is a very popular spot for tubing and swimming, and the RCMP want to remind those partaking to use caution as sudden changes in the river can cause unforeseen hazards,” said Manseau.

“Though important, swimming skills alone aren’t always enough to save a life. Many drowning incidents involve other factors that swimming skills alone cannot prepare an individual for.”

The identity of the victim has not been released.

The Lake Cowichan RCMP and BC Coroners Service are investigating.

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