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Stuck in the lake for hours

A man and teenager spent at least three hours in Okanagan Lake Friday afternoon after being thrown from their rented SeaDoo in rough waters.

The SeaDoo Rental Company in Vernon contacted the RCMP at 5:15 p.m. when they realized the two males had not returned when they were supposed to.

Vernon Search and Rescue and the RCMP Air Section began searching the lake.

The 15-year-old was picked up by a passing boat and returned to shore, while the 40-year-old man was located by Search and Rescue in the middle of the lake and rescued.

Neither of the people had suffered any serious injuries and both were wearing their life jackets.



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