A fisherman has succumbed to his injuries in hospital after falling into the Capilano River and getting swept downstream Sunday afternoon.
North Vancouver RCMP notified Global News of the man’s passing early this evening. They say the man was in his 30s.
In a statement released Sunday evening, police say four friends were fishing near Cable Pool when one of the men tried to cross the river.
When the man lost his footing, one of his friends went in after him but was unable to reach him before the man was swept out of view.
One managed to make it back to shore.
District of North Vancouver Deputy Fire Chief Wayne Kennedy said fire crews were also called to the scene and led the rescue along with West Vancouver Fire.
“We had a lot of witnesses tell us they saw the person go down river, so we quickly deployed some people down both sides of the river,” Kennedy said.
Fire crews also deployed a boat onto the river. Shortly after the search began, crews managed to recover the fisherman near the Capilano Fish Hatchery and bring him to shore.
North Shore Rescue were kept on standby, but were not deployed.
BC Emergency Heath Services said paramedics performed life-saving measures on the man, who was then taken to hospital in critical condition.
The other fisherman was taken to local hospital in stable condition.