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Search continues for swimmer missing in Thompson River near Kamloops
Police say a swimmer went underwater outside Riverside Park’s designated swim area Friday and did not resurface. Search crews are using sonar, drones and swift-water teams.
The search is continuing for a swimmer who went underwater in the Thompson River at Riverside Park in Kamloops on Friday and did not resurface, RCMP say.
Police said the person had been swimming outside the park’s designated swim area. RCMP and Kamloops Fire Rescue searched the shoreline and river Friday but did not find the swimmer.
Kamloops Search and Rescue joined the operation Saturday with underwater sonar, while police deployed a drone. The search group said it was mobilizing swift-water and ground teams and asked the public to give emergency responders room to work safely.
Anyone who spoke with the swimmer on shore or saw them in the water is asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and quote file 2026-24183.