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An Alberta man was killed in an avalanche while travelling with a group of four friends in the backcountry near Revelstoke over the weekend.

Police say a high-risk takedown was needed to arrest the man after his pickup truck was spotted at a gas station in the Salmon Arm area.

The Kelowna Rockets came close to eliminating the Wenatchee Wild but didn’t land the knockout blow, while the Penticton Vees opened their playoffs on a winning note.

After responding to false emergency calls, Revelstoke Search and Rescue said 'the subjects were either completely unaware of this feature on their iPhone' or didn't hear it go off.

Kelowna and Kamloops will play back-to-back games this weekend, while Chilliwack rode hot goaltending to defeat Penticton on Friday night.

The Transportation Safety Board deployed investigators to the Revelstoke area to learn more about what caused a fatal helicopter crash. 

The deceased is said to have been the only occupant of the helicopter and was reportedly travelling from Calgary to Sicamous.

B.C.’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said it was alerted Friday evening by an emergency locator transmitter sounding in the Revelstoke area.

Revelstoke Search and Rescue started a search and later located the man in serious medical distress, in a remote and steep area called “Toilet Bowl”.

There are few details available other than the incident happened at a location between Beaver Valley Road and Glacier National Park's east boundary.

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On Monday, the Independent Investigations Office said it was looking into the incident on Nov. 5, in which both pedestrians were seriously injured.

The four British Columbia firefighters who died in a highway crash this week all worked for a Kamloops-based contractor, whose owner said they were 'our family.'

“Emergency Health Services attended and transported the man to hospital. He was later pronounced deceased,” said police.

RCMP said due to erratic driving, and concerns for public safety, they opted not to follow and an RCMP Air Services unit was called in to track the vehicle.

Temperatures are expected to return to more seasonal values by Friday. Heat warnings may be issued if the nighttime temperatures are forecast to be 18 C or above.

A memorial was scheduled Wednesday for Zak Muise, who died last month fighting the Donnie Creek wildfire in B.C.'s northeast.

A teen hiking at Akolkolex Falls near Revelstoke, B.C. slipped and fell in Sunday evening. Her body was located on Monday by RCMP and search and rescue personnel.

Evacuation alerts were also extended to areas north of Gun Lake, including Tyaughton Lake and the Tyax Resort, as the fire almost quadrupled in size since Monday.