Boater dies when small boat capsizes in rough conditions off Vancouver’s Point Grey

VANCOUVER — One person has died after a boat capsized off Vancouver in blustery conditions.

The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says it responded to a distress call about a capsized boat on Monday in the waters off Vancouver, not far from the entrance to English Bay.

By the time the Coast Guard hovercraft, several other rescue boats and a search and rescue helicopter reached the scene off Point Grey, there was no sign of the vessel.

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services assistant Chief Keith Stewart says a body was recovered about an hour later and the person could not be revived.