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Car into Fraser River

by tbphotos | November 28, 2008 at 12:45 pm

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A car has gone into the Fraser River near the Albion Ferry at the McMillan Island wharf. As a result, the ferry service is at a standstill as the investigation continues.

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Amy Judd

at 12:48 on November 28th, 2008

Is that on the Maple Ridge side or the Fort Langley side?

tbphotos

at 12:49 on November 28th, 2008

Hi Amy, that is on the Fort Langley side.

Amy Judd

at 12:52 on November 28th, 2008

Thanks - keep us posted if you find out anything else

tbphotos

at 13:41 on November 28th, 2008

I have just arrived on scene at the Albion side and got a couple of photos which I will have to post later. No further update available at this time apart from rescue boats working as we speak.

tbphotos

at 14:43 on November 28th, 2008

RCMP have stated that their investigation has resulted in a recovery. No other details available at this time.

tbphotos

at 14:47 on November 28th, 2008

A man in his 40's is now dead after his car plunged into the river at the ferry terminal.

Amy Judd

at 14:58 on November 28th, 2008

This is so sad - I wonder how it happened...

Rhonda J Mangus

at 16:20 on November 28th, 2008

Photos and a story here.

tbphotos

at 16:56 on November 28th, 2008

Thanks for that, Rhonda.

Rhonda J Mangus

at 18:27 on November 28th, 2008

You are very welcome, tbphotos!

Christina 123

at 06:31 on November 30th, 2008

' rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/...DXbSV4J12gWJsCUXHjDve5kQ"] Man is dead after his vehicle plunged off dock into Fraser River1 day ago

FORT LANGLEY, B.C. — Langley RCMP have identified a man who was killed Friday when the vehicle he was in plunged off a dock into B.C.'s Fraser River.

Roger Cloutier, 49, of Langley was the lone occupant of the vehicle that went off a government dock into about 10 metres of water around noon near the Albion ferry terminal.

A coast guard hovercraft and divers responded, and pulled the man's body from the vehicle approximately one hour later.

"We have now recovered one male in his late 40s from the vehicle," Const. Holly Marks said in an interview.

"We're still interviewing witnesses and we'll probably have to do a mechanical inspection of the vehicle, but at this point we don't have any knowledge about how the vehicle ended up going off the end."

An autopsy will be performed by the B.C. Coroners Service.

The vehicle, a 1984 Pontiac Firebird, has been recovered from the water.