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Kelowna 4:00am - 289 views
UPDATE 11:01 a.m.
Kelowna RCMP have confirmed they have recovered the body a 26-year-old man from Surrey from Okanagan Lake.
“Earlier today Central Okanagan Search and Rescue attended the location where the male was last seen. Using an underwater drop camera, COSAR was able to locate the male victim,” said RCMP spokesperson Const. Mike Della-Paolera.
“We are all saddened by this tragic outcome and we have offered all supports available to the man’s family."
The BC Coroners Service has conducted an investigation for this file and there is no ongoing criminal investigation.
“Kelowna RCMP would like to thank COSAR and the Kelowna Fire Department for their assistance,” added Della-Paolera.
UPDATE 9:18 a.m.
The body of the 26-year-old Surrey man who drowned in Okanagan Lake at the downtown marina has now been removed.
The RCMP boat remains on the scene at the marina but the coroner and ambulance have now left.
The brother-in-law of the victim tells Castanet, “his sister was in the boat, looking at him and she said in the blink of an eye, he was gone. She ran over. And he was already gone.”
Castanet has reached out to RCMP for more information.
ORIGINAL 8:30 a.m.
RCMP and the BC Coroner Service are on the scene at Kelowna's downtown Marina, they are in the process of recovering the body of a 26-year-old Surrey man who disappeared Saturday evening while his family was in the process of returning a rental boat.
Castanet spoke with a family member who asked us to respect the family's request for privacy as they try to deal with the loss of their loved one.
“It doesn’t make any sense. He was just waiting to use the bathroom he slipped and now he’s gone.”
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue confirmed to Castanet that the search was stopped Sunday evening.
“The RCMP informed us that our services are no longer required,” said COSAR search manager, Duane Tresnich.
The victim’s brother-in-law tells Castanet they were visiting Kelowna from Surrey for the weekend when tragedy struck.
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