Willow River  as it rushes  under the  bridge at Highway 16  east of Prince George – photo 250news

Prince George, B.C. – The search for a woman who  is said to have slipped and fallen into the raging Willow River  at Highway 16,  has been called off.

RCMP  say the river is simply moving too fast and too dangerous to allow search and rescue crews to enter the water.  PG Search and Rescue’s Jeff Smedley had estimated the  river was moving at about 10 miles an hour.

The woman,  who is said to be about 60, was  walking her dogs with a companion this afternoon when she is said to have  come too close to the  bank of the canyon near the highway, slipped and  fell in.

RCMP  and Search and Rescue called in  all  available resources, including   the RCMP  plane, and a  contracted helicopter to  search the Willow River banks from the bridge to the  spot where the Willow  pours into the Fraser.

The aerial searches  failed to provide any clues to the woman’s fate.

The investigation in to the circumstances of this  event, continues.