The search has now ended for a 46-year-old Surrey man who rented a boat from Granville Island around noon on Wednesday. The Joint Rescue Coordination Center said the crews had been searching for 24 hours, but the file had already been handed over to Vancouver police as a missing person.
Vancouver police said the man was on his way to Bowen Island, and when he failed to return the chartered boat by 3 p.m., the navy was sent to help the Coast Guard and search and rescue boats.
The rental boat was found to be drifting near Point Atkinson, but there is no sign of the boat, police said.
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The boat was found with keys and throttle fully forward.
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The search included four Coast Guard ships, one VPD ship and two Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue ships.
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An RCMP Air One helicopter and a Coast Guard Cormorant helicopter were also used.
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