Salmon River Search- No Results Yet
“X” marks the spot where snowmobilers entered river.
Prince George, B.C. – It’s been nearly 20 hours since two Prince George men went missing on the Salmon River just north of Prince George.
Information now indicates, one snowmobiler was trying to cross the river by jumping from ice patch to ice patch. He didn’t make it.
Two others in the snowmobiling party entered the river to rescue their friend, but only one person made it out.
Search and Rescue was on scene from about 5 last evening 
( at right, Emergency vehicles, personnel and Search and Rescue stationed on Marlin Drive – photo 250News)
The names of the two missing men have not been released. Officials will only say they are Prince George residents and that one is aged 36, the other 31.
Comments
:-( why, why.
It is so sad,
Family and friends need to encourage loved ones to stay off of lakes and rivers this time of year. This is such a tragic story, one that I hope does not re-occur this winter.
condolences to the families
Very tragic.
Thank you to PG SAR volunteers, Salmon Valley & Pilot Mountain volunteer fire departments.
metalman.
such a sad avoidable tragedy
I rode out there once (15-20 years ago), and we crossed the river with it half open. I didn’t want to do it and was set to turn around, but one buddy just went for it and he made it… so we all followed.
It was retarded stupid and I even thought so at the time. We had to cross the river again to get back, and it was even more sketchy on the return. I never went back to ride there ever again, because I didn’t want to be in that situation again. At times like this I look back and feel even more lucky it wasn’t me that had luck run out in this way. I can totally see how it would happen.
In this warm weather a sleepy river like that can change dramatically with increased volume breaking up the ice and making it fragile and unpredictable. It can happen anywhere.
I once went through at Ness Lake as well on a spring ride across the lake, but had just enough umph to get it back to shore with a trail of broken ice and water slush bogging me down. The ice is thin this time of year and easily can deceive looking like the lake is solid ice.
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