Thompson River

• 1 missing, 1 rescued after boat capsizes along Thompson River in Kamloops

  Kamloops RCMP says officers were called to help with a water rescue near the Overlanders Bridge around 7:15 a.m. after two men were heard yelling for help.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2024
  
• Body of missing Okanagan doctor recovered from Thompson River in Kamloops

  Michael Mthandazo, a doctor in Vernon, is presumed to have drowned in the Thompson River on July 30, near McArthur Island.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2022
  
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• Vernon, B.C. doctor identified as drowning victim

  'The water current started to speed up and although he was able to help his son out of the water, he wasn’t able to get out himself.'

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2022
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• Man presumed drowned in Thompson River was from Vernon

  Kamloops RCMP say the man went missing in the Thompson River near McArthur Island Park on Saturday afternoon. They said civilians attempted to assist, but were unable to reach him.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2022
• Suspected drowning in Thompson River near McArthur Island Park: RCMP

  An extensive search was conducted by both the RCMP and Kamloops Fire and Rescue for a man presumed drowned in the Thompson River in Kamloops.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2022
• Woman suspected missing near North Thompson River located safely

  Kamloops RCMP said items belonging to Louise Grainger, 43, were located on the shores of the river near flowing water in the area of Schubert Drive and Cypress Avenue. 

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2022
• Delayed snowmelt, rain, impending heat make flood predictions challenging in B.C.

  Flood watches are posted for the Shuswap, South and North Thompson rivers and their tributaries as well as Quesnel Lake and the Quesnel and Horsefly rivers in the Cariboo region.

  Weather

  Jun 21, 2022
• Heavy rain in parts of B.C. a concern for flood prone areas: River Forecast Centre

  The River Forecast Centre says rainfall beginning late Tuesday to Wednesday is a major concern for the headwaters of the north and south Thompson rivers and the Cariboo mountains.

  Weather

  Jun 19, 2022
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• November floods take hydro pole on ‘epic journey’ from B.C. Interior to U.S. border

  The pole, originally located next to the Nicola River, was found in Boundary Bay by the border between the United States and Canada, the utility said in a Tuesday news release.

  Weather

  Jan 11, 2022
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• ‘The canary is singing’: Groups sound alarm about steelhead after just 1 caught at annual derby

  "It happened on the east coast with the cod stocks. They were dwindling and disappearing, alarm bells rang out and nobody noticed, and then the fish disappeared."

  Dec 31, 2019