UPDATE:

A boat that slipped beneath the water Sunday afternoon was recovered that same evening by fire crews.

West 91大黄鸭 Fire Chief Jason Brolund said crews were called to reports that a boat that was tied up in Gellatly Bay had sunk under water.

鈥淥ur crews arrived to find that there was a small leak of fuel and oil,鈥� said Brolund. 鈥淲e worked with the regional hazmat team to place a boom around the boat and then use absorbent pads to try to contain the spill.鈥�

West 91大黄鸭 RCMP worked to locate the owner of the boat who was then called and worked with crews to remove the boat and finish clean up.

鈥淭here was a very small amount of fuel and oil spilled and we felt that a large majority of it was absorbed by the measures the fire department and hazmat team took at the scene,鈥� added Brolund.

鈥淲e鈥檙e happy the owner was able to retrieve the boat and stop any further leaking.鈥�

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ORIGINAL:

Crews from the West 91大黄鸭 Fire Department as well as a hazardous materials crew are on the scene at the Westbank Yacht Club dealing with a boat that has sunk.

The boat sunk at the dock at the club boat launch and has leaked fuel and oil into Okanagan Lake.

The crews are working to put a containment boom around the oil slick while work is underway to have the boat lifted out of the lake.

The emergency call was reported at 1:50 p.m.

The Capital News will update this story when more information is made available.

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