Search for missing person launched following earlier landslide near West Kelowna
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RCMP say one person is missing following a pair of landslides near West Kelowna last week.
On April 1, two landslides, including a massive 90-metre slide, shut down a road north of Lake Okanagan Resort between Vernon and West Kelowna.
At the time, no injuries were reported.
But on Monday, April 7, West Kelowna RCMP said they were opening a missing person investigation for an individual last seen in the area of the slide.
"Police in that area have located unique items associated to the missing person and [Central Okanagan Search and Rescue] will be continuing the search for additional items today or tomorrow morning," it said Monday in a statement.
WATCH | Landslides close road between Vernon, West Kelowna:
Landslide closes the only direct road between Vernon and West Kelowna
5 days ago
Duration 1:44
A debris slide in the central Okanagan has closed off the only direct road running between Vernon and West Kelowna. As Brady Strachan reports, it happened along steep slopes where a wildfire burned trees and vegetation two years ago.
Officials say the area of the slide was "significantly impacted" by the 2023 McDougall Creek Wildfire, as "properties located in the post-wildfire areas are subject to a higher risk of potential debris flow runout and upstream diversion.
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Search for missing person launched following earlier landslide near West Kelowna
Social Sharing RCMP say one person is missing following a pair of landslides near West Kelowna last week. On April 1, two landslides, including a massive 90-metre slide, shut down a road north of Lake Okanagan Resort between Vernon and West Kelowna. At the time, no injuries were reported. But on Monday, April 7, West Kelowna RCMP said they were opening a missing person investigation for an individual last seen in the area of the slide. "Police in that area have located unique items associated to the missing person and [Central Okanagan Search and Rescue] will be continuing the search for additional items today or tomorrow morning," it said Monday in a statement. WATCH | Landslides close road between Vernon, West Kelowna: Landslide closes the only direct road between Vernon and West Kelowna 5 days ago Duration 1:44 A debris slide in the central Okanagan has closed off the only direct road running between Vernon and West Kelowna. As Brady Strachan reports, it happened along steep slopes where a wildfire burned trees and vegetation two years ago. Officials say the area of the slide was "significantly impacted" by the 2023 McDougall Creek Wildfire, as "properties located in the post-wildfire areas are subject to a higher risk of potential debris flow runout and upstream diversion.
