UPDATE – Woman missing in central Okanagan found alive

UPDATE – She was found where she was lost, in the back-country west of Peachland

RCMP say two men were checking on livestock Thursday evening at about Mile 13 on the Peachland Forest Service road when Kara Stoyanowski walked out of the woods.

The men brought her out and she was taken to Kelowna hospital by ambulance for assessment and then released.

Police say Stoyanowski has some minor injuries but is otherwise in good condition after spending about 10 days in the wilderness.

RCMP spokesperson,  Cpl. Joe Duncan, says Stoyanowski headed to high ground after the van she was camping in with a friend became stuck.

She then became disoriented and hunkered down at a creek she came across, surviving on stream water and mushrooms she found

Eventually, Stoyanowski followed the creek downstream to the area where she disappeared from and then continued on to the forest service road.

UPDATE–West Kelowna RCMP have issued a release stating that Kara Stoyanowski has been located alive.

No other details have been released.

KELOWNA – After about a week of scouring the hills above Peachland, B.C., crews are scaling back the search for a missing Winnipeg woman.

24-year-old Kara Stoyanowski went missing on June 8 while camping with her boyfriend in the Headwaters area, north of Peachland.

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West Kelowna RCMP say Search and Rescue (SAR) teams have made exhaustive patrols in the area to locate the woman, adding their police service dog will continue to scour the woods for a few more days. An RCMP chopper will also patrol the area, at least for the next few days.

RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance with any tips.  If you have any information, you can contact West Kelowna RCMP or crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).