By Greg Fry

Missing man presumed drowned in Fraser River near Lytton

Jun 25, 2018 | 2:36 PM

LYTTON, B.C. — A man is missing and presumed drowned following a recent fishing trip in the Fraser Canyon.

North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says Duane Aleck had gone fishing June 18 near Lytton and failed to return home.

“It was not unusual for Aleck to spend one night away on a fishing trip,” she says. “It wasn’t until Aleck failed to return after the second night that this friend reported him missing.”

A police investigation revealed one witness seeing Aleck intentionally go into the river with an orange life preserver and it wasn’t long after that police received a report in Boston Bar and in Lytton of a body, in an orange life preserver, floating down the Fraser River.

A search, including an air search on June 19 and 20, failed to locate Aleck.

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“It is believed that Aleck may have gone into the water to untangle a fishing net,” notes Saunderson. “This is not an uncommon occurrence. Aleck is missing and presumed drowned.”

If anyone has information about this case they are asked to call police.