One dead, three hurt in boat crash on the Sunshine Coast

One dead, three hurt in boat crash on the Sunshine Coast

Published: Thursday, March 22, 2007
One person is dead and three are hurt after their boat ran aground at high speed.

The crash happened shortly after midnight about 80 miles north of Vancouver at Deserted Bay on the Sunshine Coast.

The coast guard did attend, but due to darkness and poor weather, they could not get the injured out until this morning.

The boat was a ferry from a logging camp that was aiding in another rescue after a call went out that someone had fallen overboard on another boat.

That person was believed to be rescued, and the logging camp boat was heading back to its berth when the crash happened.

Coast Guard official said it may have been snowing or heavy sleet may have been falling at the time of the crash, which they say happened at what looks like high speed.

No names have been released and RCMP are on scene investigating.

Injuries of the other three range from "minor" to "serious".

They were taken to Sea Island in Richmond by Coast Guard hovercraft and are being transported to hospital.