Kelowna News

RCMP are releasing more details surrounding Thursday night's untimely death of a 21-year-old Kelowna man.

Police say the unidentified man was skateboard surfing at the time of the tragedy.

"The young man was hanging on to the passenger door area of the vehicle, being driven by a friend in the 3400 block of Spiers Road," says Constable Steve Holmes.

"The man apparently fell from his skateboard and was accidentally struck by the vehicle, receiving substantial upper body and head injuries."

Holmes says two passersby administered CPR prior to the arrival of emergency crews.

"The man was rushed to Kelowna General Hospital where, sadly, he succumbed to his injuries a short time later."

He says the vehicle has been seized pending a mechanical inspection.

Holmes says the victim's family wish to convey the message that their son's untimely and tragic death will not have been in vain if other young people would stop to consider the consequences of dangerous activities.

"Their son enjoyed skateboarding but he chose to elevate the thrill by combining it with the dangerous practice of being towed by a vehicle. A choice that has left his family to grieve and to question for the rest of their lives."