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SUV enters the water interrupting rowing practice at Nanaimo’s Long Lake
Crews found no one inside the partly submerged vehicle and RCMP opened an investigation after towing it from the lake, officials said.
- On Friday, Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to Long Lake shortly before 6 a.m. after Nanaimo Rowing Club members discovered a small Nissan SUV partially submerged in the water near the boat launch.
- Rowing coach Richard Parr noted the vehicle had a smashed passenger-side window and was nearly fully submerged. Members of the club offered a 10-foot skiff from the rowing club to help firefighters search the marshy area.
- Swimming about 50 feet to the vehicle, MacKenzie and crew members investigated the SUV. After smashing through the sunroof to confirm no occupants remained inside, responders used a tow truck to pull the car from the lake.
- The RCMP is now investigating the incident to determine how the vehicle entered the water. Gary O Brien, a spokesperson for the force, confirmed authorities are checking the SUV's license plates.
- This incident follows a similar occurrence in October 2025, when a pickup truck was recovered from the same boat launch area at Long Lake. In that previous event, one man was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Peninsula News ReviewSUV enters the water interrupting rowing practice at Nanaimo’s Long Lake
Members of the Nanaimo Rowing Club were surprised to find a vehicle sharing the water with them during their practice on Long Lake. Just before 6 a.m. on Friday, May. 29, rowing coach Richard Parr said a small SUV with a broken window became partly submerged in the water close to the lake’s boat launch area. He said fire trucks and emergency crews from Nanaimo Fire Rescue arrived, looking for any one that might have been in the vehicle, but no o…
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