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CTV News
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- CTV News
P.E.I. RCMP adds underwater recovery team to fatal shooting investigation
The RCMP is using its underwater recovery team to help investigate last week's fatal shooting in Urbainville, P.E.I. Police responded to reports of shots fired into a vehicle on Route 125 (Hackmatack Road) around 8 p.m. on Aug. 8. They said a vehicle involved in the incident seemed to have crashed into a ditch, hitting a telephone pole. A 35-year-old old unidentified man, who officers believe was the driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say he was injured by the shots fired. A 50-year-old Summerside woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries and later died. Police say the shooting was a targeted and isolated incident. Underwater search team deployed The RCMP's underwater recovery team was deployed on Thursday to search waters in and around the island. The team specializes in underwater recovery operations. 'Along with the extensive resources police agencies across PEI are providing to this investigation, being able to bring in the URT team increases the areas PEI RCMP can search for evidence,' said media relations officer Cpl. Ellen Peters in a news release from the force. 'We're using Police Dog Services, drones and officers with boots on the ground to search the land areas, and now we are adding the ability to search lakes, ponds, streams and into the ocean if needed to find evidence that may contribute to this investigation.' No arrests have been made in the case so far. Police also looking for vehicle On Wednesday, the RCMP said it was looking for a vehicle in connection with the investigation. Police say a white 2007 Honda Accord, which is a four-door sedan, could be connected to the shooting. It has a P.E.I. licence plate 202NX. Suspect vehicel P.E.I. RCMP is looking for a vehicle in connection to a fatal shooting in Urbainville. (Source: RCMP) Anyone with information on the vehicle is asked to call police at 902-853-9300 or 902-436-9300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. The RCMP has also launched a portal the public can anonymously share pictures or video to online. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
28-07-2025
- CTV News
19-year-old dead after falling into fast-moving river near Hope, B.C.
Members of Hope Search and Rescue's swiftwater team wade into the waters at the Othello Tunnels to mount a rescue operation in 2024. (Facebook/Hope Search and Rescue) A 19-year-old man is dead after reportedly falling into a fast-flowing section of the Coquihalla River near Hope, B.C. First responders were called to Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park shortly after 6:15 p.m. Saturday after the man went into water near the Othello Tunnels. Mounties say a bystander was rescued by a raft after becoming stranded while trying to locate the fallen man. 'First responders searched the area using a remotely piloted aircraft system, however they were unable to locate the man,' Sgt. Vanessa Munn said in a statement Monday. 'It is believed that he is likely is trapped below the surface due to the heavy current.' An RCMP underwater recovery team assessed the scene on Sunday and will help co-ordinate a recovery operation at a later date 'due to the steep terrain and fast flowing water,' according to police. The province has closed the Othello Tunnels area to the public until further notice.
CBS News
07-06-2025
- CBS News
Search concludes with police recovering nine vehicles from small Dallas lake
For a second consecutive day, the Dallas Police Department's Underwater Recovery Team searched a small lake, where several submerged vehicles were discovered during a recent dredging operation. Five vehicles were pulled from Lake Cliff Park on Friday, following the recovery of four on Thursday. Camaro among latest vehicles recovered Investigators said no human remains were found in any of the vehicles, which could indicate they were stolen and dumped. However, that remains under investigation. The recovery process is slow and potentially hazardous, requiring divers to proceed carefully and methodically. Residents watch and speculate Several residents gathered along the shoreline to observe the operation and speculate about how the vehicles ended up in the lake. "I think it just makes more sense to me that they're probably just drunk," said Eduardo Martinez, a Dallas resident. "You see a little curve over there. If you're drunk and you're uninsured or something, I don't know — probably just uninsured. And then your car ends up in there. What are you going to do? Are you going to call it in?" Discovery raises concerns for some Another resident, Inez Simpson, said the discovery was unsettling. "It kind of heightened my anxiety," Simpson said. "The first thing I thought was about whether anybody was in the car that was submerged. But since I've been informed, they're probably just stolen vehicles that are coming up." It remains unclear whether the Underwater Recovery Team will return to the lake over the weekend or resume work on Monday. In a statement, the Dallas Police Department said it will post an update when more information becomes available.
