Man Presumed Drowned After Falling Off Sailboat Near Nanaimo
Police say they were called Monday night for a report that a woman had fallen into the sea and a Nanaimos Port Authority boat found her stuck to a rope tied to a moored sailboat. The RCMP reports that the woman was hypothermic and drunk and was being treated at a local hospital. However, police say the man, believed to be the woman’s 59-year-old partner, has not appeared. A search by a Coast Guard aircraft, a port authority boat and a rescue helicopter found no signs of the man....