Two teenagers were arrested and released after a man was found with a “significant slit wound” on his arm near the North Vancouver sea bus terminal on Wednesday.
Officers found the 26-year-old victim around 145 Chadwick Court shortly after 9:15 p.m., provided first aid and called paramedics, who took him to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspects fled the scene before arriving, police said in a press release Friday, but officers later found two boys – 13 and 17 – who came across descriptions of witnesses from Main Street and Highway 1.
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“Each of them was found to have machetes and was arrested for possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose,” the sergeant wrote. Peter Devries of the North Vancouver RCMP.
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“Since then, the two young men have been released under the custody of their guardians on terms that include not having any weapons and not walking in the area around Lonsdale Quay.
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Police are asking anyone for information about the brawl, which is believed to involve up to five people near the Chadwick court address, to contact the 604-985-1311 squad.
Those with CCTV or tab-camera videos are asked to check for possible evidence between 9pm and 9:45pm on June 1, east on the East Esplanade from Lonsdale Avenue to St George’s Avenue and north on St George’s Avenue from East Esplanade to East 2nd Street.
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