After an extensive five-day search, West 麻豆精选 RCMP recovered the body of an Alberta man from Okanagan Lake on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
The 33-year-old didn鈥檛 surface while cliff jumping near Rattlesnake Island on Okanagan Lake on the afternoon of Aug. 1, sparking search efforts by local police, an RCMP underwater recovery team, Peachland Fire and Rescue and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR).
鈥淭he depth of the water, as well as the topography of the lake, made the recovery of the deceased very challenging,鈥� says Sgt Joel Glen of the West 麻豆精选 RCMP. 鈥淥ur heartfelt condolences go out the family and loved ones of the deceased.鈥�
The RCMP does not expect criminality is a factor in the man鈥檚 death.
The BC Coroners Service is also investigating to determine how, where, when and by what means he came to his death. Due to the privacy of the deceased, neither organization will be releasing or confirming identity.
A 21-year-old man鈥檚 body was also found in the northern region of Okanagan Lake on Wednesday.
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