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Overnight Summerland standoff with distraught man ends peacefully

Overnight Summerland standoff with distraught man ends peacefully | iNFOnews.ca
The view from the DriveBC webcam at the Great Bear Snowshed on the Coquihalla Highway looking south Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024., FILE PHOTO Credit: DriveBC Photographer: Kim Anderson

SUMMERLAND – A wellbeing check in Summerland last night by RCMP turned into an eight-hour standoff with a distraught man.

Police say they were called to a home in the Giants Head Road area in Summerland at about 9 p.m., May 15 to check on a distraught man.

The Southeast District Emergency Response Team was called, and with the help of a police crisis negotiator, a 41-year-old man left the home peacefully at about 5 a.m. today, May 16, according to an RCMP media release.

The man was taken to hospital for a medical assessment.

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Jenna Hickman

Jenna has a combined honours degree in journalism and human rights from Carleton University, in Ottawa ON. After university Jenna took a year off to live with family in Cape Town and travel throughout southern Africa. A Kelowna native, she has interned at The Daily Courier and Global News Okanagan. Jenna is an avid yogi and enjoys all the Okanagan has to offer. She can be spotted on the mountain, whether hiking or skiing, or at a local winery, glass in hand.

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