Emergency crews from each Vernon and Kelowna have been stored busy Friday night once they have been referred to as out to various duties.
The primary name was round 5:30 p.m., Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of a person who went into Okanagan Lake at McKinley Touchdown and by no means resurfaced.
Crews have been looking out all through the night however have been unsuccessful. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue returned to the world early Saturday morning to proceed the search.
“COSAR was referred to as out final evening by the RCMP to help in finding a lacking male,” stated Central Okanagan Search and Rescue Supervisor, Duane Tresnich.
“We spent the final two hours final evening between 7 and 9 p.m. looking out the McKinley Touchdown space and we have been out very first thing at 7 a.m.”
In the course of the day COSAR had a helicopter out getting an aerial view of the world the person went lacking.
“The helicopter is used as an summary to see if the topic is nearer to the shore (the place) we are able to’t get in and stroll, it’s a really rocky space on the market, there’s loads of docks however there’s loads of drop off cliffs too.”
Vernon Search and Rescue had been referred to as out to help at Mckinley Touchdown however stood down whereas COSAR performed an air search, nonetheless, that they had a busy evening of their very own with three separate searches on each land and water.
“About 7 p.m. we acquired a cellphone name from Vernon RCMP, a witness had reported a sailboat that was partially sunk out in direction of the Ellison Park space,” stated VSAR Search Supervisor, Coralie Nairn.
“We responded to that decision and we have been about 20 minutes into it once we acquired a second name for a lacking individual within the space.”
Members of VSAR attended the lacking individuals name however shortly after have been advised by Vernon RCMP that the person was situated and the search workforce can stand down. Round that point in addition they decided the sunken sailboat was deserted and no accidents or points have been reported.
“We accomplished that activity and simply as we bought again to the Vernon Yacht Membership, the marina, we bought the third name,” stated Nairn.
“That was for an additional lacking individual within the Vernon space, so we responded to that, we have been stood down at roughly one within the morning and that’s pending additional investigation from the (Vernon) RCMP.”
Kelowna RCMP confirmed the report of a doable drowning in Okanagan Lake however has but to launch any new info.
