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Global News
17-05-2025
- Global News
Nanaimo woman missing after her empty boat washes ashore
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook A 34-year-old woman from Nanaimo is missing after her sailboat was found washed ashore. The sailboat was found just after 2 p.m. on Thursday near Bayshore Drive, located off Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo RCMP said. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The white 35-foot sailboat, named the Gypsy Soul, is registered to Amber Nitchman. She remains missing as of Friday afternoon. An extensive ground and water search involving the Nanaimo Search and Rescue, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center, Coast Guard, and the Nanaimo RCMP has proved unsuccessful so far. If anyone has information on Nitchman's whereabouts, they are asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345.
Hamilton Spectator
16-05-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
Search underway for B.C. woman missing after empty boat washes ashore
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and on land after a woman's sailboat was discovered washed ashore and empty. Mounties say 34-year-old Amber Nitchman is the registered owner of the 10-metre white sailboat that was found Thursday near Bayshore Drive and Hammond Bay Road off Nanaimo. No one was on the boat, and Nanaimo Search and Rescue, the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Center, the coast guard and Nanaimo RCMP have taken part in a ground and water search for the woman. Police are asking that anyone with information on the case contact investigators immediately. The RCMP has released photos of both Nitchman and her boat, named the Gypsy Soul, hoping someone might have more information about Nitchman's location. Investigators did not release any additional details on the case, including when the woman was last seen before her boat washed ashore. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 16, 2025.
CTV News
29-04-2025
- CTV News
Young man with rifle taken for mental health assessment, Nanaimo RCMP say
An RCMP vehicle is seen in this undated image. (Shutterstock) Authorities say a young man who barricaded himself inside a Nanaimo, B.C., home with a rifle, ammunition and body armour was taken away peacefully Monday evening. The 25-year-old was apprehended under the Mental Health Act after an approximately three-hour standoff with crisis negotiators and emergency response team members, Nanaimo RCMP said in a news release Tuesday. The incident drew a large police presence to the property, located on Haliburton Street. 'The RCMP would like to thank surrounding residents for their patience and understanding while the situation was being resolved,' Const. Gary O'Brien said, in a statement. 'We know it can be unsettling to see a large number of officers and equipment attending to any given situation. However, rest assured this is necessary to ensure not only their safety but that of the public also.' Authorities said they were called to a home at approximately 7:20 p.m., and found the young man barricaded in his room. Officers were told 'there was a concern for the safety and well-being' of the man, who eventually agreed to walk out so he could be taken for psychiatric evaluation, the Nanaimo RCMP said. No one was injured during the incident, according to police.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Yahoo
Fatal parking lot crash involving modified truck leads to RCMP warning
RCMP are warning drivers with modified vehicles to check they're within legal limits, after a dangerous driving charge was laid against a Nanaimo, B.C. woman following a fatal parking lot crash. On Tuesday, Nanaimo RCMP said they had charged a 24-year-old woman with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, after an 85-year-old woman was killed following a crash on March 21, 2024. Police say the crash, in the Woodgrove Centre parking lot, came about after the senior parked her vehicle next to the woman's pickup truck and began walking toward the mall. The suspect in the case then exited her parking spot and turned left with her pickup truck, and the senior was knocked to the ground and subsequently died. Police say the modifications made to the truck, including a raised suspension, oversized tires and tinted windows contributed to the fatal crash. They say the modifications made driving in the crowded parking lot unsafe, and weren't part of the original truck design. "The charge of Dangerous Operation Causing Death is a serious one," Nanaimo RCMP wrote in a statement. "It signifies that the person operating a vehicle, considering all the circumstances, poses a significant danger to the public." RCMP say that if drivers' vehicle modifications aren't within legal limits, they could be ticketed or have their vehicles towed. (Ben Nelms/CBC) Const. Sherri Wade with Nanaimo RCMP said the pickup truck was taken for inspection after the crash, and police determined the modifications weren't within legal limits. "You can certainly make modifications, the Motor Vehicle Regulations make it so that you are allowed to have modifications," she told Jason D'Souza, host of CBC's All Points West. "They just give you pretty specific instructions." LISTEN | Vehicle modifications were considered to be a factor in the fatal crash Wade says that a vehicle's suspension height cannot be altered by more than 10 centimetres, and any tint on the windshield cannot be lower than 75 millimetres below the top. The officer says that if police find that vehicle modifications aren't within legal limits, drivers could be ticketed or their vehicles towed, and the owner must then pay the towing fees and modify it as per regulations.
CBC
13-02-2025
- CBC
Fatal parking lot crash involving modified truck leads to RCMP warning
RCMP are warning drivers with modified vehicles to check they're within legal limits, after a dangerous driving charge was laid against a Nanaimo, B.C. woman following a fatal parking lot crash. On Tuesday, Nanaimo RCMP said they had charged a 24-year-old woman with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, after an 85-year-old woman was killed following a crash on March 21, 2024. Police say the crash, in the Woodgrove Centre parking lot, came about after the senior parked her vehicle next to the woman's pickup truck and began walking toward the mall. The suspect in the case then exited her parking spot and turned left with her pickup truck, and the senior was knocked to the ground and subsequently died. Police say the modifications made to the truck, including a raised suspension, oversized tires and tinted windows contributed to the fatal crash. They say the modifications made driving in the crowded parking lot unsafe, and weren't part of the original truck design. "The charge of Dangerous Operation Causing Death is a serious one," Nanaimo RCMP wrote in a statement. "It signifies that the person operating a vehicle, considering all the circumstances, poses a significant danger to the public." Const. Sherri Wade with Nanaimo RCMP said the pickup truck was taken for inspection after the crash, and police determined the modifications weren't within legal limits. "You can certainly make modifications, the Motor Vehicle Regulations make it so that you are allowed to have modifications," she told Jason D'Souza, host of CBC's All Points West. "They just give you pretty specific instructions." Wade says that a vehicle's suspension height cannot be altered by more than 10 centimetres, and any tint on the windshield cannot be lower than 75 millimetres below the top. The officer says that if police find that vehicle modifications aren't within legal limits, drivers could be ticketed or their vehicles towed, and the owner must then pay the towing fees and modify it as per regulations.
