Drownings prompt warning from BC EHS

Drownings prompt warning from BC EHS

Following a spate of fatal drownings and near-drownings across the province, including in Maple Ridge, BC EHS is sounding the alarm about water safety. Brian Twaites, BCEHS paramedic and public information officer, noted that a BC Coroner’s report released a couple of weeks ago showed that there were 40 accidental drowning deaths from May 1 to July 16 across the province, up from 26 during the same time frame in 2025. “There’s been a lot of trag…