Crews searching for student swept away by Thompson River
Crews were out in Kamloops Monday to search for a man who possibly drowned in the Thompson River while playing volleyball, according to authorities.
The Kamloops RCMP says it first received a call from the BC Ambulance Service for help around 5:14 p.m. Sunday just east of the Overlander Bridge.
'According to the report a man entered the river to retrieve a volleyball and got caught in the undercurrent,' said spokesperson Cpl. Dana Napier, in a statement Monday. 'Two more men from the group who entered the water to assist were also caught in the current. Two of the initial three were saved while the third appeared to be pulled away and went under the water.'
Search and rescue volunteers and RCMP Air Services were involved in Monday's search.
The missing man has been identified as an international student at Thompson Rivers University but police are not releasing his name.
Mounties asked the public to keep an eye on the shoreline and to call 250-828-3000 if they have information.
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