Port McNeill RCMP are still investigating the boat collision that occured last week off the coast of Haddington Island, says Sgt. Curtis Davis.

鈥淭here was dense, dense fog that morning,鈥� Davis noted about the weather conditions on Sept. 1 that likely led to the two boats, one a private vessel and the other owned by the 鈥楴amgis First Nation and operated by the Broughton Aquaculture Transition Initiative, crashing together.

鈥淭here were two people on each boat,鈥� he confirmed, stating one person was transferred to hospital for precautionary measures and was released later. 鈥淥ne of the boats sank, but it was recovered and pulled out of the water that afternoon.鈥�

The 鈥楴amgis First Nation boat rescued the people from the sinking vessel, and they were aided in the rescue by the coast guard and the Port McNeill RCMP.

Davis added a four month old Golden Retriever puppy was lost during the collision and has not been found.

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