Edmonton man drowns in B.C. lake; police thank people who tried to save him

KELOWNA, B.C. – Police say a 25-year-old Edmonton man drowned while swimming in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia.

West Kelowna RCMP were called to assist paramedics who were responding to a report of a possible drowning at a campground early Wednesday evening.

Emergency crews took over from bystanders who’d pulled the man from the lake and were performing CPR, but the young man died at the scene.

Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey says the man was swimming when he suddenly went under the water and didn’t resurface and that his family screamed for help.

O’Donaghey says the RCMP would like to recognize people who acted quickly to pull the man from the water and perform CPR.

West Kelowna RCMP are assisting the BC Coroners Service in an investigation. (Kelowna Daily Courier)