Drowning in Okanagan Lake
Aug 12, 2020 | 11:35 AM
Pete McIntyre
A 61-year-old Alberta man has drowned while swimming in Okanagan Lake.
RCMP say the unnamed man appeared to loose consciousness while swimming at Okanagan Beach in Penticton.
Witnesses were able to pull the man to shore where chest compressions and other measures were applied, but he could not be revived and was pronounced dead in hospital.
The BC Coroners Service is investigating the incident and no further details are being released.