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CTV News
3 days ago
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- CTV News
Children among kayakers rescued off Wash. coast
A dozen kayakers – including 12 children – are back on dry land after a rescue near the U.S. San Juan Islands involving an RCMP Shiprider team.
CTV News
3 days ago
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- CTV News
RCMP help rescue distressed kayakers, including 6 children off Washington coast
Recovered kayaks are seen behind an RCMP Shiprider vessel following a rescue off the coast of Washington state on Aug. 14, 2025. (Handout) Members of the RCMP Shiprider program helped rescued a dozen distressed kayakers – half of them children – off the coast of Washington state on Thursday. Authorities said they received a distress call around 1:50 p.m. involving six kayaks in the area of the U.S. San Juan Islands. Two families had gone on a guided overnight kayaking tour and encountered 'challenging conditions' on their way back, the B.C. RCMP said Friday in a news release. 'Realizing the conditions had surpassed their capabilities to safely continue the trip, they made the prudent decision to call for help before the situation worsened,' the release added. An RCMP Shiprider team was patrolling nearby and helped with the rescue effort, working alongside crews from the U.S. Coast Guard's Shiprider program and Washing State Parks. All 12 of the kayakers were transported to Orcas Island without injury, though authorities said they were 'understandably shaken by the ordeal.' Normally, cross-border Shiprider teams deal with national security threats, as well as smuggling and trafficking, but Thursday's rescue effort 'highlights the great teamwork' between the Canadians and Americans involved, said Insp. Jim Leonard of the RCMP's Federal Policing-Pacific Region, in a statement. 'While rescue operations are not typically our primary role, our presence on the water allows us to respond when emergencies arise, reflecting our shared commitment to public safety,' Leonard said.
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
B.C. RCMP team helps rescue 12 stranded kayakers near U.S. border
SURREY – An RCMP team patrolling the waters near the border between Canada and the United States helped rescue a group of 12 kayakers, including six children. British Columbia RCMP says in a release that a team conducting patrols as part of the Canada-U.S. Shiprider program were alerted Thursday by a U.S. Coast Guard broadcast. The alert said the group of six kayaks reported being in distress in waters between Patos and Sucia islands, part of the San Juan Islands off Washington state. The RCMP team along with the coast guard and Washington State Park authorities were able to find and bring onboard the stranded kayakers and all are uninjured. Police say the kayakers are members of two families who went on an overnight guided tour when they encountered challenging conditions on their return trip and called for help. The Shiprider program between Canada and the United States allows for an integrated enforcement of maritime laws in the undisputed waterways shared by both countries. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 15, 2025.
