Police probe report of assaults and fire-setting in rural area

Police are investigating after three people claimed they were assaulted — and their travel trailer was set on fire — in rural Kelowna.

West Kelowna RCMP, Kelowna RCMP, the Joe Rich Fire Department and BC Ambulance were called to a report of a fire and injured persons on 3 Fords Road in the Greystokes area near Kelowna Thursday (July 23) around 1:30 p.m.

The first-arriving officers located two Kelowna men, aged 29 and 44, suffering from apparent minor injuries at the scene.

“The victims advised that they, and a 30-year-old Kelowna woman, had allegedly been assaulted by two unknown men and the travel trailer had been set ablaze. The female victim had fled into the surrounding forest immediately after the incident,” said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy, media relations officer.
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Central Okanagan Search And Rescue was called to assist in the search for the missing woman. She was safely located around 7 p.m.

“Officers remain on scene conducting their investigation, and gathering physical evidence,” said Noseworthy. “The investigation is still in it’s early stages and officers will be in the area for an undetermined period of time.”

No further information is being released, but West Kelowna RCMP are urging anyone who witnessed or has knowledge of this crime to come forward to speak with police immediately.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the West Kelowna RCMP General Investigation Section at 250-768-2880, or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net