It was a long night for search and rescue crews in the South Okanagan who rescued a UTV operator in distress.
According to Penticton and District Search and Rescue (PENSAR), crews were called out around 6:30 p.m. Saturday to the Sheep Creek Forest Service Road area after RCMP reported that a UTV operator was stuck and needed help.
“SAR personnel deployed ground teams who hiked into the area and located the stranded UTV,” said PENSAR member Randy Brown in a press release.
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“SAR manager Mark Pfeifer then deployed two snow machines which attended to complete the evacuation.”
Fifteen PENSAR members were called out and crews finished the rescue mission around 1:30 a.m.
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