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Sonar used to search river for body

by The Canadian Press - Story: 88801
Mar 14, 2013 / 12:02 pm

RCMP say sonar is being used to scour an area of the Fraser River through Chilliwack, for a second victim from a Sunday night crash.

The driver of a pickup truck died just before midnight, March 10, when her vehicle smashed through a concrete barrier, sheared off a power pole and landed in the fast-moving water, about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver.

The woman's body was recovered a short time later and Chilliwack Mounties said they were checking to ensure no one else was in the truck.

Const. Tracy Wolbeck says it's believed a man was travelling with the woman and his body may be somewhere in the river.

Fraser Valley-area search and rescue crews are also helping with the recovery.

A cause of the crash is still under investigation and no names have been released.

The Canadian Press


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