gofishon if ya have done alot of boating in the lower Fraser...New Westminster to Sandheads (river mouth) ya know how moody the river can get. Fast currents ...then big swells in a swift tide change or high winds etc..
Add in the logs,deadheads & snags...
As ya say "YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO CAREFUL"
Read in The Richmond Review newspaper (freebie dropped at our door) an article that said that around 10pm the RCMP recieved a report of a boat in distress on the North Arm of the Fraser River just west of McDonald Beach (near the airport)...anyways what happened a speedboat hit a log...boat nearly sank...two people on board had injuries...
If it happened close to 10 pm there was not no much sunlight left that's for sure.
But ya was in 5.5-6ft waves on the south side of the Fraser across from Steveston Harbour enterence...coming in tide...lots of current & very heavy wind...right recipe for big waves on that side of the river.
More current there as there's a bend in the river to the east from there plus extra water flow coming down the side channel next to Westham Island.
---Heard there was a veicle(s) accident on the #1 past Revelstoke(people killed) & also up north a driver is killed after hitting a moose on the road.
Mattyo told of a boater killed on the Okanagan Lake.
Careful everyone.