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Industrial accident claims life of Okanagan worker

Adult male killed in workplace accident in north Okanagan.
Adult male killed in workplace accident in north Okanagan. Jim Lenton/Global News

A man has been killed in a work-place accident in the north Okanagan.

Emergency responders were called to a small saw-milling operation in Lumby just after 10:30 Friday morning.

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The victim’s body could be seen laying beside a large cutting blade.

RCMP used a drone to take aerial photographs of the scene.

The Coroners Service and WorksafeBC are also investigating.

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