Penticton RCMP and firefighters rescued an elderly woman stuck in this swampy area near South Beach RV Park on Skaha Lake Road early Monday morning, Aug. 15, 2016. Steve Arstad

Woman rescued after becoming mired in Penticton swamp

PENTICTON – An elderly woman apparently out for a walk in Penticton earlier this week had to be rescued after she wandered into a swamp.

Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth says nearby residents and campers at the South Beach Gardens RV Park on Skaha Lake Road heard a woman calling for help early in the morning on Monday, Aug. 15 and called 911.

He says the woman was in a disoriented state when help arrived. She was extricated from the bog, taken to hospital and treated for hypothermia.

Wrigglesworth couldn't say how the woman ended up stuck in the swamp or how long she had been there.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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