Man overboard: would-be thief swims for it after botched robbery in Sicamous

Man overboard: would-be thief swims for it after botched robbery in Sicamous

A man overboard situation put a literal damper on a would-be thief’s activities. At 5:45 a.m. on Aug. 15, the Sicamous RCMP received a report of an attempted theft from two boats moored in the Two Mile area of Mara Lake. A resident called police after seeing a man aboard his neighbour’s boat attempting to steal items. The resident yelled that the police had been called, prompting the man to quickly attempt to leave the moored boat in a dingy he …