Just got back from the 62nd Bighorn Sheep count. A small group of us, Dieter and Joyce Bunge, Dave Whalley, and myself were high up behind Vaseaux Lake. We had just climbed a steep section through deep snow when Dave asked us to stop for a while as he was out of breath. He sat on a rock and went very pale and drowsy.

We called 911 and the EHS/ BC Ambulance Paramedics and OK Falls volunteer fireman arrived. Whalley was given medical attention and then taken off the mountain.

Photo and story by Ed Dukes

Both Ed and Dave Whalley are regular contributors on ODN – best of health to Dave.