A 61-year-old Kelowna man died when he rolled his ATV on a trail south of Highway 33 at Falcon Ridge Crescent in Joe Rich Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Global Okanagan (with permission)

Man killed in Joe Rich ATV rollover

KELOWNA – The 61-year-old Kelowna man killed when he rolled his ATV in the Joe Rich area late Wednesday afternoon wasn’t wearing a helmet.

RCMP received a call from B.C. Ambulance shortly after 5 p.m. about an ATV crash on a trail south of Highway 33 at Falcon Ridge Crescent.

“A couple of men were riding their quads when one overturned onto the driver who was unfortunately not wearing a helmet,” Const. Kris Clark says. “He was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

The RCMP continue to assist the B.C. Coroners Service with the investigation.

The victim’s name hasn’t been released.

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

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Howard Alexander

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Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

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