An 67-year-old man from Cawston was killed trying to stop a parked vehicle from going over a cliff near Big White Sunday. Credit: Google Maps

Man killed trying to stop vehicle rolling off cliff

KELOWNA – An attempt to stop a vehicle from rolling off a cliff near Big White had tragic consequences for a 67-year-old Cawston man Sunday.

The man, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of family, had parked his Jeep on a narrow forest service road close to a cliff. When the vehicle started rolling he tried to stop it and both he and the vehicle fell approximately 50 metres.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

RCMP says the man was travelling with friends in other vehicles but was alone in his Jeep.

No one else was injured in the incident.

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.

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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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