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Search is on for missing Penticton kayaker

Search is on for missing Penticton kayaker | iNFOnews.ca
RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for Colin Palmer, 41. SUBMITTED/RCMP

PENTICTON – A man who went kayaking in Okanagan Lake this weekend has gone missing and RCMP asking for the public's help to find him.

Colin Palmer, 41, was reported missing by his family on Saturday, July 13, after he took his kayak out on Okanagan Lake in choppy water near Sunoka Beach, according to a Penticton RCMP media release.

Members of the Penticton Fire Department and RCMP in a fixed-wing airplane searched for Palmer yesterday, July 17, and the search continues today, police say.

RCMP describe Palmer as a Caucasian man, 6' tall, 160 lbs. with dyed green hair and green eyes. The kayak is baby blue on top with a white hull.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the Penticton RCMP at 250-492-4300.

Search is on for missing Penticton kayaker | iNFOnews.ca
A photo of Colin Palmer’s kayak. SUBMITTED/RCMP

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Steve Arstad

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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