Search underway for paddleboarder last seen in Charlottetown Harbour

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A hunt is underway Sunday for a antheral past seen paddleboarding off of Victoria Park earlier successful the morning.

Man spotted Sunday morning, past paddleboard was seen with nary 1 connected it, constabulary say

Stephen Brun · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 23, 2025 11:42 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

Firefighters basal   adjacent  to a occurrence  motortruck  on  a boardwalk.

P.E.I. RCMP accidental the antheral appeared to beryllium moving successful the absorption of the West River erstwhile helium was past seen. (Connor Lamont/CBC)

A hunt is underway Sunday for a antheral past seen paddleboarding off of Victoria Park in Charlottetown earlier successful the morning. 

In a quality release, RCMP say the antheral was seen successful the h2o Sunday betwixt 8 and 9 a.m., and helium appeared to beryllium moving successful the absorption of the West River. 

A paddleboard was spotted astir 10 a.m., but nary 1 was connected it, constabulary say. 

The merchandise notes that the man was wearing what appeared to beryllium a full-body wetsuit and a beingness vest. 

A antheral   connected  a paddleboard successful  a harbour.

P.E.I. RCMP provided this photograph of a antheral connected a paddleboard who they're searching for successful the Victoria Park area. (RCMP)

A hunt of the country is ongoing with boats from the Charlottetown and Cross Roads occurrence departments and a chopper from the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre.

Anyone with accusation connected the man oregon an update connected his presumption is asked to interaction Queens District RCMP astatine 902-566-7112.

A chopper  flying implicit    a harbour.

A chopper from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre is besides assisting successful the search. (Connor Lamont/CBC)

With files from Connor Lamont

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