Penticton Search & Rescue mobilized rescue crews Thursday afternoon after receiving a request for assistance from the B.C. Ambulance Service.
Paramedics received a call of a man in medical distress in the Summerland area. With no exact location identified, they were able to determine a location of the distress call with the aid of cellphone towers.
SAR manager Dale Jorgensen says that with the provided GPS co-ordinates, the team was able to identify a location near the KVR trestle, close to Trout Creek in Summerland.
A three-person helicopter team was dispatched to the area, along with one rescue truck with a six-person ground support group.
Once airborne, the team was quickly on scene and was able to spot the subject, who appeared to be unresponsive, on the ground.
Two first responder technicians were lowered and found the man to be conscious.
They conducted a quick medical assessment and airlifted the 40-year-old man out to a nearby ambulance, which transported the subject to hospital for treatment.