Coast Guard searching English Bay for man who fell overboard

The Canadian Coast Guard is scouring English Bay for signs of a man who fell overboard from a commercial ship Friday morning.

The man fell from the vessel around 9:15 am, Coast Guard spokesperson Michelle Imbeau told Daily Hive.

Two Coast Guard boats from Kitsilano, a Coast Guard hovercraft, a helicopter from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Comox, the Vancouver Police Department’s marine unit, and a federal government plane are all searching the water to find the man.

Imbeau said she couldn’t provide more details because the situation is still unfolding.

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Residents nearby in the West End shared photos on social media of the urgent search for the man.