By Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, RMG
The Barriere RCMP are seeking information on an attempted boat theft that resulted in serious injury of the boat owner.
Officers responded to the attempted theft on July 6th, near the Adam’s Lake boat launch. Two men attempted to steal the boat before the owner successfully stopped the theft.
The boat’s owner sustained serious, but not life-threatening, injuries after having been dragged behind the boat when he intervened. It is still unclear how this happened, and investigators believe the injuries may have been unintentional, Corporal James Grandy told The Goat.
Grandy hopes residents who have spotted the suspect’s vehicle – a grey-blue, flat-deck truck with wood panelling on the side – will contact Barriere RCMP. Witnesses of the incident, or people with information about the suspects, can reach Corporal Kyle Camalush at (250) 672-9918.
