Mounties search for overdue kayakers on Vancouver Island, seek public’s help
Posted April 21, 2024 4:28 pm.
Police, search and rescue crews, and the coast guard are on the lookout for a pair of overdue kayakers on Vancouver Island, and they have released photos in the hopes of getting the public’s assistance locating them.
The North Saanich RCMP say the two men were last known to be kayaking between D’arcy Island and Island View Beach in Central Saanich on Saturday afternoon around 2 p.m.
They have not been heard from since.
36-year-old Daniel MacAlpine and 26-year-old Nicholas West were travelling from the island to the beach in a teal blue fibreglass, two-person kayak.
West is approximately 6″5′ and 170 pounds.
Police are asking anyone with any information about the missing men to call the Sidney/North Saanich RCMP at 250-656-3931.
