Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Mike Sargent has confirmed that police and first responders were dispatched for a stabbing that happened Wednesday night (May 22) in Seabird Island.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Stabbing

Agassiz RCMP confirm man was stabbed multiple times Wednesday night in Seabird Island

May 23, 2024 | 7:35 AM

AGASSIZ — Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Mike Sargent has confirmed that police and paramedics were dispatched for a stabbing that happened Wednesday night (May 22) in Seabird Island.

According to a statement from Sgt. Sargent, Agassiz RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Services responded to a stabbing in the 8400 block of Sthitsem Road in Agassiz. Police say a man was located at the scene suffering from multiple stab wounds and was transported to hospital.

The injuries are not life-threatening and the victim has been discharged from the hospital.

The suspect remains at large, police say, but early indications are that this was an isolated incident and there are no ongoing safety risks to the community.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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According to scanner traffic, the patient was stabbed multiple times in the back. An air ambulance was dispatched to Seabird Island where paramedics transported the patient to hospital. The landing zone was the Seabird Island soccer field.