Above: Heavily wood area on steep slope towards river.

RCMP Highway Patrol in Kermeos tells ODN that no accident media-release to be issued on the incident that

caused traffic delays and a long recovery operation north of Oliver Saturday.

A 73 year old motorcyclist appeared to have suffered a medical issue and the bike went off the road, down a steep embankment and into the river. Oliver Firefighters spent over nearly two hours trying to get a line onto the 3 wheeler.

The coroner’s office in charge of the investigation. No name released at this time.Further details below

 

Time 2:40 Saturday afternoon
Just south of Enterprise Way near Senkulmen Industrial Park
One large three wheeler left the roadway on the river side of Highway 97 – down a steep embankment.

One of the participants in the second annual Toy Run and Poker Derby motorcycle ride died Saturday, after crashing his three-wheel motorcycle on Highway 97 north of Oliver.

The crash occurred as a group of motorcyclists were travelling south from Penticton after visiting Legion halls in the South Okanagan. The July Santa – ride was in support of the South Okanagan Women in Need Society. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.

Source: Castanet