West Kelowna – The RCMP boat was utilized to rescue a hiker who had fallen ill during a hike of Okanagan Mountain Park early Sunday afternoon.

On July 24, 2016 at 12:57 pm, the West Kelowna RCMP were alerted to a person in need of medical assistance near Commando Bay of Okanagan Lake in Okanagan Mountain Park. Police learned that 2 men had hiked approximately 15 kilometers into Okanagan Mountain Park, when 1 of the men turned very ill overnight, became dehydrated and physically incapable of hiking back out of the park to their vehicle.

The RCMP boat, which was on the waters of Okanagan Lake at that time, located both hikers south of Rattlesnake Island. The pair were transported across the lake to Emergency Health Services who were staged at Antlers Beach in Peachland. The Calgary man was treated and released at the scene by paramedics