POLICE – Man missing after attempt to retrieve volleyball from river goes awry

Police and Search and Rescue are looking for a man that went missing into the river yesterday, July 6, 2025.

At about 5:14 p.m., police received ed a call to assist with a possible drowning along the Thompson River where a group were playing volleyball on the north shore just east of the Overlander Bridge.

“According to the report a man entered the river to retrieve a volleyball and got caught in the undercurrent.  Two more men from the group who entered the water to assist were also caught in the current.  Two of the initial three were saved while the third appeared to be pulled away and went under the water,” said Cpl. Dana Napier.

Search and Rescue, and RCMP Air Services, are assisting with the search.

The missing man has been identified and is a TRU international student.   Investigators are working with the RCMP’s Foreign Domestic Liaison Unit to contact his family, and his name was not released today.

As the search continues, police are asking that the public remain on the lookout along the shorelines and to contact the Kamloops RCMP Detachment at 250-828-3000 and reference file number 2025-21574.