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Missing Vancouver Island couple, dog found alive after spending night in truck

Missing Vancouver Island couple, dog found alive after spending night in truck | iNFOnews.ca
Vancouver Island residents Tamara Sandulak, left, and Cody Martin pose for a photo with their dog Rex after being found by search-and-rescue crews near Moriarty Lake, B.C., in a Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, handout image. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nanaimo RCMP

NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say a Vancouver Island couple that went missing earlier this week has been found alive.

Mounties say Cody Martin and Tamara Sandulak, along with their black lab-cross dog Rex, were found near Moriarty Lake, 50 kilometres west of Nanaimo, B.C. on Saturday.

Police say all three were cold and hungry but in otherwise good health.

Martin and Sandulak told police their truck had broken down at the lake, and they had decided to stay in the vehicle for warmth.

The pair say they decided to look for help Saturday morning, finding cell reception and calling a family member.

Const. Gary O'Brien says this is the outcome everyone was hoping for.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2020.

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Carli Berry

Carli Berry has been telling stories in the Okanagan for the past three years and after finding her footing in the newspaper industry, joined the Infonews team in January 2020. Recipient of the 2019 MA Murray award for feature writing, Carli is passionate about stories that involve housing, business and the environment. Born on Vancouver Island, she is happy to say Okanagan Lake reminds, her slightly, of the ocean. Carli can be reached at (250) 864-7494 or email cberry@infonews.ca.

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