VANCOUVER Mounties in Maple Ridge are honouring a retired U.S. couple who helped them uncover the body of a man who drowned in Alouette Lake last October. Ridge Meadows RCMP say it s believed the tragedy unfolded after the man was involved in a jet ski accident. Multiple witnesses reported seeing the man and a woman fall off a jet ski. The woman was safely recovered by a group of people in a nearby boat shortly after, however the man had disappeared into the water, RCMP said. Despite efforts by RCMP and Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue teams, the man was not found.
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VANCOUVER Another COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a Metro Vancouver hospital after multiple clients recently tested positive for the disease. In a new release Thursday, Vancouver Coastal Health announced the outbreak at Vancouver General Hospital. Two people tested positive on the fifth floor of the Joseph and Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre, the health authority says. The health centre is a mental health and addictions facility and has temporarily closed to new admissions and transfers, VCH says. Non-essential visits are also suspended until outbreak measures have lifted. The health authority says COVID-19 protocols have been implemented including enhancing cleaning, staff cohorting and careful monitoring of staff, patients and physicians.
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