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Drowning
Search continues for Lower Mainland men missing on southern Interior lake
The search continues today to find two Lower Mainland men last seen on Stump Lake…
Calgary man drowned at Shambhala Music Festival in BC
A 43-year-old man drowned in the river at the Shambhala Music Festival this past weekend…
Divers recover body of kayaker missing in Kalamalka Lake near Vernon
The body of a missing kayaker caught in a storm on Kalamalka Lake last month…
Search continues for man missing and presumed drowned in Columbia Valley lake
RCMP in the Columbia Valley say the search continues for a man who went missing…
Search continues for Alberta man presumed drowned in Kamloops
The search for a 50-year-old Alberta, man presumed drowned in the North Thompson River in…
SWEPT AWAY: Another near river drowning in Kamloops prompts call for action
Sarah Pringle was enjoying an evening swim at Riverside Park in Kamloops last week when…
Alberta man drowns in Penticton’s Skaha Lake
A 71-year-old Alberta man has been identified as the drowning victim pulled from Skaha Lake…
Kamloops man saves swimmer drowning in Thompson River
Rob Griffiths is still emotionally shaken up and not able to sleep properly after saving…
‘I thought he’d drown me’: Kamloops man to be awarded for act of bravery
Kamloops resident Rob Griffiths will be presented with a Certificate of Commendation by Kamloops Fire…
‘These deaths are preventable’: Kamloops man pushing for river risk awareness after tragic drownings
A Kamloops man who saved a drowning international student has no intention of stopping his…
Man presumed drowned in Kamloops still missing; loved ones want closure
A man from Red Deer, Alberta, who was presumed drowned after being swept away in…
UPDATE: West Kelowna’s Skate for Jaxsn memorial postponed
WEST KELOWNA – A skate for Jaxsn Cahill, the teen who drowned in Okanagan Lake…
Kelowna Mounties look for witnesses to near-drowning in Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – A summer swim took a near-deadly turn Sunday when a man found submerged…
Friend recalls moments before university student drowned in North Thompson River in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — After a night celebrating a friend’s birthday, Mubashir Rahman decided it was time…
Police release identity of woman whose body was found in Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – Police have released the identity of the woman who was found in Okanagan…
BREAKING: Beckett guilty of first degree murder of his wife
KELOWNA – Peter Beckett has been found guilty of first degree murder of his wife. …
Body of Alberta tourist pulled from Wood Lake in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – Rescuers were unable to save the life of an Alberta man who…
Police informant spells out plot to intimidate witnesses in drowning murder trial in Kelowna
KELOWNA – There was more colourful and candid testimony today from a career-criminal-turned-informant at a…
Edmonton man drowns while swimming at West Kelowna campground
WEST KELOWNA – Several bystanders jumped into Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna yesterday evening in…
UPDATE: Man drowns in Shuswap Lake while on camping trip
SHUSWAP – Over the Canada Day long weekend a man from Surrey drowned while in…
UPDATE: Body of man who drowned during Canada Day on South Thompson River recovered
KAMLOOPS – One man drowned in the South Thompson River on Canada Day after falling into…
UPDATE: Drowning in Okanagan River Channel
PENTICTON – A man pulled from the Okanagan River Channel in Penticton this afternoon has…
Transportation Safety Board team arrive at scene of Tolko fatality
KELOWNA – A two-person team of investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada arrived…
Cooler summer behind drop in Thompson-Okanagan drowning deaths
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Cooler weather this summer may have dampened a few vacation plans, but it…