BC Coroners Service identifies victims of fishboat sinking
By Contributor
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of three men who died following the capsizing of a commercial fishboat west of Vancouver Island on Sept. 5, 2015.
They were: Wesley Hegglund, aged 55, of Duncan, skipper of the 33-metre fish dragger Caledonian; Keith Edward Standing, aged 48, of Port Alberni, engineer on the vessel; and Doug White, aged 41, also of Port Alberni, a deckhand.
The three were aboard the boat which was about 55 km west of Estevan Point north of Tofino when it capsized and eventually sank. The three were recovered by the Canadian Coast Guard over the next 18-hour period. All were deceased at the scene. A fourth crew member survived and was rescued by the Canadian Coast Guard.
The BC Coroners Service, RCMP and the Transportation Safety Board are continuing to investigate this death.
The families of all three men have been notified of their deaths. On behalf of family members, the BC Coroners Service asks that the media respect their privacy at this difficult time.
