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Capsized boat sets off 4-hour search on Athabasca

Five people are alright after their boat capsized on the Athabasca River this weekend.

Wood Buffalo RCMP say they got reports of an empty boat floating down the river in the city at quarter to two yesterday afternoon.

That set off a search by police, search and rescue, emergency services, Suncor, and Phoenix helicopters.

Just over four hours later, the 4 adults and 1 child who were in the boat were found on the river bank.