Police continue search Monday morning for missing paddleboarder at Cultus Lake

CULTUS LAKE – Entrance Bay remains closed as police continue their efforts Monday morning to locate the missing youth believed to have entered the water after falling from a paddleboard over the weekend.

At approximately 1:21 pm., on August 8, 2026, Chilliwack RCMP received a report of a 13-year-old female youth who was reported missing from the waters of Cultus Lake. 

BC RCMP released a statement over the weekend saying the 13-year-old youth was reportedly floating on a paddleboard when she is believed to have suffered a medical emergency. The youth was not wearing a life jacket and is believed to have entered the water as she fell off of the paddleboard. 

Police officers along with Chilliwack Fire, BC Emergency Health Services and Chilliwack Search and Rescue attended the scene to conducting search and rescue efforts.