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CAMPBELL RIVER, Canada — Searchers on Vancouver Island are hopeful but admit they are bracing for the worst after three people on a family outing on an all-terrain vehicle were swept away while crossing a creek near Campbell River.

Area residents heard screams and pulled one female from Woods Creek on Sunday, and Paul Berry with Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue said a search was launched for two others, a male and female.

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Berry said the body of one person was found just before search efforts were called off Sunday night and there was extreme concern for the person who was still missing.

“We always remain hopeful that we can find someone alive but because of the high flows of water and the cooler temperatures, we prepare our teams that it could potentially be a recovery,” Berry said Monday.

The accident happened at what is normally a “pretty benign” section of Woods Creek where the trio had frequently crossed before, he said.