Body found near Kelowna hiking trail

KELOWNA – The body of a deceased man was found in a wooded area near Enterprise Way and Commerce Avenue Wednesday afternoon and investigators are looking for clues as to how the man died.

According to a Sept. 3 Global Okanagan story, investigators were treating the area as a crime scene. RCMP released a statement Thursday, Sept. 4 they don't consider the death to be suspicious at this time, though they are continuing to investigate alongside the B.C. Coroners Service.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

This story was updated at 9:56 a.m. Sept. 4, 2014 to include information from RCMP.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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