Kalamalka Lake

• Search for missing North Okanagan senior continues, but VSAR told to stand down

  Robert Baines, 83, was last seen in Ponderosa Way area of Coldstream on the morning of January 2, where RCMP say he was visiting his daughter.

  Investigations

  Jan 9
  
• Family to turn attention toward ‘honouring and remembering’ man who drowned in B.C. lake after body found

  The family of a kayaker who went missing when a storm hit Kalamalka Lake has ended their search and are making plans to lay their loved one to rest.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2023
  
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• Family of missing kayaker in Vernon feeling ‘helpless’ as search comes up short

  The search for the kayaker who went missing from an Okanagan lake last month has gotten to a stuttered start, but hope among his family that there will be closure still lingers. 

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  Aug 14, 2023
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• ‘Grossly intoxicated’ and ‘staggering’ kayakers issued tickets: Lake Country RCMP

  A report of two "grossly intoxicated" men was made to police Aug. 5, after a complainant claimed they saw one of the men passed out in a kayak and they had to bring him to shore. 

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2023
• Family calls on American sonar experts for missing kayaker search in B.C. lake

  The family is now pinning their hopes on Gene and Sandy Ralston, an American couple who specializes in recovering drowned victims using side scan sonar equipment.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2023
• ‘Please wear a lifejacket’: Kelowna RCMP message to paddleboarders

  Any paddle boarders rowing after sunset, before sunrise or in periods of restricted visibility must also carry a watertight flashlight.

  Environment

  Aug 3, 2023
• Missing kayaker on Kalamalka Lake presumed drowned

  Police say a 26-year-old was among a group of kayakers out on Kalamalka Lake in the North Okanagan Monday evening when a storm suddenly rolled in. He is believed to have drowned.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2023
• Search intensifies for boaters missing from Okanagan lakes after storms

  Mounties said they heard of the first boater disappearing at around 11 p.m. Monday, when a kayaker was separated from the group they were with when the storm blew in.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2023
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• Volunteers wanted in Okanagan to monitor invasive mussels

  The Okanagan Basin Water Board is funding a project to monitor lakes in the Okanagan for invasive mussels through its ‘Don’t Move a Mussel’ campaign.

  Environment

  Jul 18, 2023
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• North Okanagan groups mark World Water Day with beach cleanup

  Two North Okanagan groups hosted a cleanup at Kal Beach, picking up garbage left behind on the shores that may contaminate the water.

  Environment

  Mar 22, 2023