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Person in medical distress after being pulled from Kalamalka Lake

First responders were called to Kal Beach in Coldstream, B.C., on Sunday night. A person was in medical distress after being pulled from the water, the fire department said. Submitted

A large contingent of emergency crews responded to a popular North Okanagan beach Sunday night to aid a person in medical distress.

The Coldstream Fire Department said its staff was called to Kal Beach in Coldstream, B.C., just after 11 p.m. on July 31 to assist paramedics and police.

The person was in medical distress after being pulled from the water, the fire department confirmed.

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The fire department said the scene was turned over to RCMP and it couldn’t comment on other details, including the person’s status.

BC Ambulance sent two vehicles to the scene, but a spokesperson said no one was transported to the hospital.

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Global News has reached out to RCMP for further details.

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