Image: BC Parks / Chilliwack RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk says efforts to locate a 21-year-old man from Surrey will resume this morning after RCMP, Cultus Lake Fire, Chilliwack Search and Rescue and BC EHS responded to Cultus Lake Wednesday (July 19) for the reports of a possible drowning. The RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team attended the scene on Wednesday evening and will resume their search efforts Thursday morning.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Cultus Lake drowning

RCMP to continue search for Surrey man who drowned at Cultus Lake

Jul 20, 2023 | 10:03 AM

CHILLIWACK — Efforts to locate a 21-year-old man from Surrey who was last seen in the water at Cultus Lake on Wednesday evening will resume today.

According to a statement from the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment, Chilliwack RCMP, Cultus Lake, BC Emergency Health Services and Chilliwack Search were dispatched Wednesday, July 19 shortly after 5 p.m. for the report of a possible drowning at Cultus Lake.

Witnesses advised that a man in his early 20s entered the water in an attempt to rescue his friend who he believed was drowning, but he himself did not know how to swim. The man went underwater and has yet to resurface, Sgt. Krista Vrolyk said in a statement. Cries for help alerted nearby boaters, jet skiers and swimmers who attempted to locate the man.

The RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team attended the scene on Wednesday evening and will resume their search efforts Thursday morning, July 20.

Mike.VandenBosch@pattisonmedia.com

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