For the second day in a row, BC Ferries crews had to rescue a passenger who went overboard.
The person fell off the Spirit of British Columbia on its 5 p.m. sailing on Thursday from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen.
Crews were able to locate the passenger and transfer them to a Coast Guard hovercraft.
BC Emergency Health Services were waiting for the individual at Swartz Bay and they were rushed to the hospital in serious condition.
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This incident follows a similar one on Wednesday afternoon after a person went overboard from the Spirit of Vancouver Island after leaving Tsawwassen.
That passenger was reported to be in stable condition.
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BC Ferries has not provided any details as to how the incidents happened.
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