Abbotsford first responders utilize multiple resources to locate missing 65-year-old rower, but to no avail just yet

ABBOTSFORD — Despite exhaustive search measures, a spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says a 65-year-old man who was last seen paddling in the Sumas River area of Abbotsford earlier this week has not been located.

Constable Art Stele, spokesperson for the AbbyPD, advised Fraser Valley Today in an email Thursday afternoon that police in Abbotsford responded to a reported missing rower on Wednesday, June 5 at 6:37 p.m. The missing rower was last seen paddling in the Sumas River area along the 39000 block of Quadling Rd. (MacDonald Park / No 3. Rd area).

After receiving the report, responding officers and a range of activated resources conducted an extensive search of the area, Cst. Stele said.

The missing 65-year-old male rower was not located upon initial attendance despite assistance from RCMP’s Air 1 police helicopter, attending Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue personnel, Abbotsford Fire Rescue Services, B.C. Emergency Health Services, and a deployed boat to assist with the search yesterday evening.