BC Coroners Service Confirms Identity of Drowning Victim
KELOWNA - The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the man whose
body was found on a sandbar near the mouth of the Seymour River on Aug. 13,
2012.
He is Andrew James Wilson, aged 24, from Salmon Arm.
Mr. Wilson had been swimming with a friend in the Seymour River just above
Seymour Falls on June 11, 2012, when he was observed getting caught in the swift
current and swept over the falls. A search at that time did not locate Mr.
Wilson.
On Aug. 13, following an alert by a boater passing the area, Mr. Wilson's body
was discovered on the sandbar where the Seymour River flows into the Seymour Arm
of Shuswap Lake.
The Coroners Service continues to investigate this death.
The family of Mr. Wilson has been notified of these findings. On behalf of
family members, the Coroners Service asks that the media respect their privacy
at this difficult time.
The BC Coroners Service expresses its condolences to the family and friends of
Mr. Wilson.
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