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Emergency crews respond to apparent river rescue in Valleyview

Kamloops emergency crews had to respond quickly when dealing with a resident in the water.

According to witness Nathan Ritchie, Kamloops Fire Rescue, Kamloops RCMP and the BC Ambulance Service all responded to the South Thompson River near the Kal-Tire Retread Plant shortly before noon for a river rescue.

<who> Photo Credit: Nathan Ritchie

Ritchie mentioned hearing the words "no signs of life" on the radio, though that has not been confirmed.

Crews are still on-site and attending to the affected people. At this point, injuries are unknown.

<who> Photo Credit: Nahan Ritchie

NowMedia will update the story when more information is available.



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