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Hazardous conditions hinder search in Squamish River incident

Despite aerial and ground searches by local rescue teams, neither the vehicle nor one of its occupants has been found since it entered the swift-flowing waters of the Squamish River on June 14.
Jennifer Thuncher
Jennifer Thuncher

—UPDATE: 11:10 a.m., June 16—

One of the occupants in a vehicle that went into the Squamish River in the early hours of Saturday morning remains unaccounted for, as does the vehicle.

Squamish RCMP said Monday morning, it is believed the person did not make it out of the vehicle.

Mounties continue to investigate following the single-vehicle crash into the river in the Squamish Valley.

On June 14, 2025, at 2:30 a.m., first responders were called to the site on the Squamish River after the vehicle carrying four people went into the river. 

Three people made it out safely, but the fourth did not.

It is not clear how or why the vehicle went off Squamish Valley Road.

RCMP say the investigation into the collision is ongoing, with investigators working to determine the contributing factors surrounding the incident.

Police say local search and rescue volunteers have conducted both aerial and ground searches along the water and shoreline; however, the vehicle and the missing person have not yet been found. 

“The river in this area is exceptionally deep and fast-flowing due to spring runoff, making conditions hazardous,” reads an RCMP news release.

Squamish RCMP officers are working with the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team; however, due to current water levels and the unknown location of the vehicle, recovery is not possible at this time, the release states. 

Police will continue to monitor conditions and reassess recovery efforts as water levels begin to recede and visibility improves, according to the release.

—UPDATE: 2 p.m., June 15—

RCMP say that one person is missing after a vehicle went into the Squamish River, off of Squamish Valley Road at 5 a.m., on Saturday.

Cpl. James Grady, spokesperson for the Squamish RCMP, said that four people were in the vehicle when it went into the water, but one person has not yet been found.

The three other passengers were able to get to safety.

Search and Rescue crews are continuing to try to find the missing individual.

Further details may be released at a later time, according to Grady.

A vehicle went into the Squamish River off of Squamish Valley Road early Saturday morning, according to 小蓝视频 Emergency Health Services. 

The incident occurred at about 3 a.m. on June 14, the spokesperson told The 小蓝视频. 

Two ambulances were dispatched, and paramedics provided medical care to three patients on scene. No patients were transported to the hospital. 

The spokesperson referred further questions to the RCMP, as did the spokesperson for Squamish Search and Rescue. 

Mounties have yet to respond to our requests, but we will update this story as soon as we hear back.