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Celebration of cycling in B.C's Okanagan turns tragic with fatality, injuries

Celebration of cycling in B.C's Okanagan turns tragic with fatality, injuries

CBC15-07-2025
A celebration of cycling in B.C.'s Southern Interior turned tragic on the weekend. One person was killed and another two were injured during the 155-kilometre Okanagan Granfondo, which departed from Skaha Lake Park in Penticton. As CBC's Chad Pawson reports, RCMP and race organizers are trying to figure out what caused the tragedy.
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