As the May Long Weekend approaches, Squamish RCMP are warning campers to be careful near rivers after two separate incidents within a 24 hour period on Sunday.
Around 8 p.m., mounties responded to a report of two unoccupied rafts in the Cheakamus River — they were concerned someone had fallen in.
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Several witnesses said they saw two men and a woman riding in three separate rafts.
Search and Rescue crews were sent out, but nobody was found.
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Then a separate report came in that three people were seen safely exiting the Cheekye River and loading one raft into a pickup.
Cpl. Sascha Banks says they are looking for this group, noting they need to find out what happened and assess their well-being.
Earlier on Sunday, a man was swept in the Squamish River and has not yet been found.
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