Alexandra Nyuli, 21, is the woman who died after her car rolled down a 100m embankment off Hwy. 33 last week. Credit: Contributed

Service planned for Fire Chief’s daughter killed in car wreck

KELOWNA – A memorial service for Alexandra Nyuli, the woman who died last week after her vehicle left the road in Joe Rich and tumbled 100 m down a bank will be held this weekend in Kelowna.

Nyuli, who was 21, was one of three daughters of Joe Rich Fire Chief Curtis Nyuli. On Jan. 28 her body was found by first responders near the 6900 block of Highway 33 East shortly after 4 p.m.

The service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 at Willow Park Church in Rutland. The public is invited to attend.

The exact reasons for the crash have not been released but Nyuli says he believes his daughter may have fallen asleep at the wheel.

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 Proskiw

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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