KELOWNA, B.C. – The Kelowna Fire Department deployed their rescue boat Monday afternoon following reports of a man drowning in Mission Creek where it meets Okanagan Lake.
At about 5:30 p.m., bystanders attempted to use kayaks to reach the man, who witnesses said lost his footing while fishing from a sandbar at the mouth of the creek.
The email you need for the day's
top news stories from Canada and around the world.
Emergency crews retrieved the man lakeside and brought him to shore.
The fisherman, a man said to be in his 30’s, was taken to Kelowna General Hospital to be treated for what witnesses believe to be mild hypothermia.
More on Canada
- What is a halal mortgage? How interest-free home financing works in Canada
- Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians
- Capital gains changes are ‘really fair,’ Freeland says, as doctors cry foul
- Budget 2024 failed to spark ‘political reboot’ for Liberals, polling suggests
Comments