At least 1 person dead after boat capsizes in Pitt River near Coquitlam

At least one person is dead after a boat capsized on the Pitt River near Coquitlam, B.C., Saturday morning.

RCMP say a boat with five people onboard overturned south of Monroe Creek around 11 a.m. PT.

Three people were rescued by another boat passing by. Police say they are being treated for shock and hypothermia.

Two people wentmissing after the capsize a man and a woman. Insp. VishalMathura said in a release that one of them has been recovered deceased.

Names have not been released pendingfamily notification.

The RCMP dive team has been sent to the site to help search for the remaining person. Coquitlam Search and Rescue along with Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue is also helping.