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Rabu, 08 Agustus 2012

Drowned Briton's Body Recovered From River

Authorities have recovered the body of a British holidaymaker who drowned during a river trip in Canada.

Andrew Barrie, from Balloch in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, was on holiday with his wife Carol and 16-year-old son Andrew at the time.

The 50-year-old was swept downstream over falls on Kettle River, near Grand Forks in British Colombia, last weekend, along with two other people.

The bodies of a local couple in their 70s, who were sharing a small inflatable dinghy, were recovered from the water shortly afterwards.

A statement from emergency services in Canada said: "On Monday afternoon August 6, 2012, Grand Forks Search and Rescue and Christina Lake Fire Department were able to successfully recover a body from the Cascade Cove area of the Kettle River, near Grand Forks.

"The body has been positively identified as the missing 50-year-old male visitor from Scotland. He is the last of the three people to be recovered following the July 28 rafting incident."

In a statement released through the Foreign Office, Mr Barrie's family spoke of their sadness and grief.

They said: "What had started as a beautiful, peaceful float on the river with friends who knew the river well turned to tragedy with the loss of three lives."

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a British national who was reported missing in British Columbia on July 29 has been found dead. We are providing consular assistance to the family."