Boat crash kills 3 on flood-swollen B.C. river north of Vancouver

Three people are dead after a boat crash on a flood-swollen river north of Vancouver. I understand that it ran into something, and that's what caused it to kind of stop and people to be thrown into the water. RCMP say it happened on Thursday on the Squamish River. Search and rescue and first responders scoured the area by air, in kayaks and with drones. On Friday, the bodies were recovered. It's tragic. I don't know, and I'm not sure our investigators at this point know the reasons why the boat was on the water. It could be any number of reasons. On Thursday a flood warning was in effect. The BC River Forecast Centre urged people to stay away from fast-running rivers in the Sea to Sky region. Water levels had reached their highest flow in more than 20 years. It's dropped nearly three meters since yesterday. Really is this sort of quick jolt up and down and really dramatic changes in conditions even you know hour to hour. Relentless rain for three straight nights forced evacuation orders for areas north of Whistler in Pemberton and nearby Lil'wat Nation. A number of homes in the regional district as well as Lil'wat Nation that have been badly impacted and completely flooded. A number of people have lost their homes. The road is washed out. Video from the Squamish Valley shows the only road in and out split in two, stranding people on either side. Now police are working to identify the people who died in the boat crash. There were eight people on board at the time. My understanding, I think, was that the boat was a local, owned by someone local. I don't know any details about who was actually on the boat. Police are looking for witnesses and warning people to stay off the water. Rivers are moving dangerously fast and more rain is expected this weekend. Alana Kelly, CBC News, Squamish.