Police and Search and Rescue look for missing person

On Wednesday April 22 2020 at 11:00 PM, Northern Rockies RCMP received numerous calls from people who were parked along the shore of the Muskwa River when water broke through the ice dams, flooded the shore, preventing the people from leaving.

Further reports said four people were stranded on the top of their vehicle and on a small island and that their truck was submerged. Fire Rescue were able to rescue all four people. They were treated for hypothermia at the scene.

Two other individuals were parked further up the shore in their car when the river level rose and they were being carried away by the water. Both people were able to get out of the vehicle however only one person successfully made it to shore. A female remains missing.

Police, Fire Rescue and Search and Rescue were on scene but due to darkness were unable to initiate search efforts for the missing person.

At daylight on April 23 2020 the search began and the vehicle was quickly located in the river amid large ice pans. An air search has unfortunately failed to locate the missing woman. At this time the river is extremely hazardous and unpredictable, preventing searchers from entering the water and searching the river banks. Additional efforts for an air search will be made, weather permitting.

Northern Rockies Municipality has issued a temporary closure of access to the Muskwa River