The search for a woman who was swept away by a fast-moving river in B.C.’s Southern Interior has come to a tragic end.
The Southeast District RCMP confirm the body of 43-year-old Amy Sabean has been found and recovered on Saturday morning.
Sadly, earlier this morning search and rescue crews located the body of a deceased woman approximately 14 km down stream of the Ashnola River from the collision site, and about 1 km prior to where the Ashnola River enters into the Similkameen River,
stated Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, spokesperson for the BC RCMP.Due to the high risk associated to recovering the deceased from the river’s rapidly flowing waters. Search and rescue personnel took the time necessary to safely carry out the recovery mission, he said.
Sabean was reported missing after the SUV she was driving went into the Ashnola River near Keremeos Friday.
RCMP say Sabean was driving a white Chevrolet Blazer, and was being followed by a male associate in a separate vehicle, when the SUV left Ashnola Road and entered the fast-moving river.
When Sabean tried to get out of her vehicle, she was swept away.
Her family has been notified, police add, and the B.C. Coroner’s Service has launched an investigation into her death.
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