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Video: Eagle Bay Road washed out

Eagle Bay road is washed out and residents are stranded.
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Rushing water and mud has blocked off 318 residences on Eagle Bay Road, in the Shuswap.

The only access around the washout area right now is by boat on Shuswap Lake.

No one has been evacuated as a result of the slide.

While there has been some minor damage of homes in the area of 6111 Eagle Bay Road, an information officer with the Shuswap Emergency Program, says there has been no extensive damage to property reported at this time. There are area with a considerable amount of mud in resident’s yards.

Eagle Bay road will remain closed until further notice after it was determined additional groundwork is needed to stabilize the area.