An extensive search and rescue effort was made after a person fell overboard on a BC Ferries Vessel near Bowen Island on Sunday.
A spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre told CTV Vancouver a call for help came in from the Queen of Cowichan around 1:30 p.m.
“There was a man overboard, just off Bowen Island,” she said.
The ship reportedly left from from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver around 1 p.m. and had been heading to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
“Ultimately, our CMSAR (team) did recover the person,” she continued, noting that the search was called off shortly after 2 p.m.
In a statement, BC Ferries acknowledged the incident as a “medical emergency experienced by one of our customers, which required immediate attention.”
The company also noted that the incident had caused a one-hour delay in future sailings and apologized for “any inconvenience you may experience as a result of this delay.”
-With files from CTV Vancouver
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