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Fallen hiker rescued

UPDATE 2:14 p.m.

The woman who fell from a cliff near Crawford Falls has been airlifted out of the area by the Penticton Volunteer Search and Rescue using a helicopter.

She was quickly taken to an awaiting ambulance and rushed to the hospital. 

She was conscious, but appeared to be in some pain, when she was put in the ambulance. 


UPDATE 12:55 p.m.

Search & Rescue crews from Penticton volunteer SAR team have been called in to assist with the rescue at Crawford Falls.

The Penticton team are equipped with a Human External Transport System.

They were requested by the unified incident command consisting of Kelowna Fire Department and BC Ambulance Service.

Meantime, the woman who fell, a 31-year-old Kelowna resident named Christine, fell approximately 40 feet to the base of Crawford Falls.

Russ McCrone, one of three people who were hiking at the falls, said she seems to be doing better although she is holding her hip.

He said another hiker friend is with her.


UPDATE: 12:45 p.m.

The focus of a rescue operation underway at Crawford Falls is a 31-year-old woman.

Witnesses at the scene say three hikers were on a walk at the scenic spot in Kelowna's Upper Mission area.

At least one of the hikers attempted to free climb a rock wall.

It's not known how far the woman fell, but it is believed she may have broken her hip.

She is conscious, the witness said.

Rescuers are still trying to get to the woman.

– with files from Jen Zielinski


UPDATE: 12:15 p.m.

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue has been called in to assist in the rescue at Crawford Falls.

A high-angle rescue is being set up at the upper falls.

To reach the hiker, first responders will have to descend from the top of the rock face to the base of the waterfall.


ORIGINAL: 11:50

Emergency services are responding to a fall from a cliff in the hills above Kelowna's Mission district.

A hiker apparently fell from a trail at Crawford Falls.

Fire and ambulance first responders are converging on an area near the upper falls.

The falls are located off a challenging hiking trail that leads from Canyon Falls Court.

There is no word yet on the hiker's injuries.

Castanet has a reporter heading to the scene, and we will update the story as more information comes in.



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