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RCMP say two kayakers are missing in waters near Sidney, B.C., located just north of Victoria, and a search is underway.
The Sidney/North Saanich RCMP is asking for the public’s help locating two men who went missing while kayaking from D’Arcy Island to View Beach on Saturday afternoon.
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The RCMP said the men were in a teal blue fibreglass, two−person, tandem kayak.
They are identified as Daniel MacAlpine, 36, and twenty−six−year−old Nicholas West.
Daniel MacAlpine is described as:
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Daniel MacAlpine
- Caucasian man
- 36-year-old Caucasian man,
- Approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall,
- 150 pounds
Nicolas West is described as:
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Nicolas West
- 26-year old
- Caucasian,
- Approximately 6 feet, 5 inches tall,
- 170 pounds
RCMP say members of the Central Saanich Police Department and Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization search and rescue are involved in the search, and the Joint Rescue Co−ordination Centre and Canadian Coast Guard assisting.
D’Arcy Island, once a leprosy colony from 1891 to 1924, now is part of a national park reserve in Haro Strait, about 17 kilometres from Victoria, and is a popular location for kayakers and campers.
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