The victim was a 43-year-old man from the Lower Mainland. The two other men in the boat were also from the Lower Mainland. Police say the men were not wearing life jackets.
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West Kelowna RCMP would not comment on whether alcohol was involved, saying they were waiting for the results of a toxicology test.
RCMP also say the aluminium boat overturned after the three men stood up.
One man is missing and presumed to have drowned after his boat flipped over in a lake in the Central Okanagan.
Late Friday afternoon, three men went out fishing in an aluminium boat in a lake near Headwaters Fishing Resort in Peachland.
Constable Karl Bernier with the West Kelowna RCMP says that for some unknown reasons their boat tipped over.
“Out of the three men that were in the boat, only two came back on shore,” Bernier said.
RCMP received the call just before 5:30 p.m. A RCMP helicopter was called in to search the area while rescuers took to the waters in kayaks to look for the man but they had no luck.
Search and rescue crews will comb the lake until midnight on Friday. A dive team is expected to arrive on Saturday.
Bernier says it is unknown whether the men were wearing lifejackets or whether alcohol was involved. The men’s ages and where they are from has not been released.
The incident serves as a reminder of the dangers of being out on the water.
“Make sure that you wear your lifejacket,” Bernier said. “Always be aware that you have someone waiting for you on the shore that knows where you are.”
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