VANCOUVER Police in Maple Ridge are investigating after receiving a report of what may have been a body floating in the Fraser River Saturday evening. The call came in just after 5 p.m., according to a news release from Ridge Meadows RCMP. The caller reported a suspicious object, possibly a body, floating downstream in the river near the intersection of River Road and 223 Street, police said. BC RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jesse O Donaghey said in the release that police coordinated a search of the fast-flowing river, with the help of firefighters, paramedics, a helicopter and two police boats. “Despite the extensive search efforts, emergency crews were unable to locate (the object that was) the source of the sighting, O Donaghey said. Investigators have been unable to conclusively determine it was, in fact, a body.”
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VANCOUVER B.C. RCMP say they have ticketed two drivers for failing to stop at COVID-19 travel checkpoints, and turned around more than 100 vehicles for not meeting the criteria of essential travel. The news comes as the traffic control unit provides an update on travel checkpoints for the May long weekend. The checkpoints, set up in four spots across the province, are in place to enforce the temporary ban on non-essential travel to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey said in an email that two drivers were “charged for allegedly failing to stop for police,” which is against B.C.’s emergency protection act travel restrictions and carries a $230 fine. Both were charged in the Old Toll Booths area of Highway 5, which is one of the checkpoint locations.
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