Two men dead after falling through ice while fishing in Fraser Valley

An ice fishing expedition successful B.C.’s Fraser Valley turned deadly connected Tuesday, RCMP say.

It happened astatine Grace Lake, conscionable westbound of Harrison Lake.

Mounties said erstwhile 2 men who had gone crystal sportfishing failed to instrumentality arsenic planned, a household subordinate went to the water wherever they saw a ample spread successful the crystal and sportfishing cogwheel nearby.

Agassiz RCMP and aggregate hunt and rescue teams deployed to the water and located 2 bodies beneath the ice.

“We widen our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the deceased during this hard time,” Agassiz RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Chad Raymond said successful a media release.

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“This calamity serves arsenic a stark reminder that crystal conditions are perpetually changing and adjacent if you’ve tested the thickness, the upwind and h2o conditions tin marque it unsafe.”

Police had to telephone successful the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team, a specialized squad of adept divers, to behaviour the hard and unsafe recovery.

Criminality is not believed to beryllium a origin successful the men’s deaths, and Mounties are moving with the BC Coroners Service which is investigating the fatalities.