Climber airlifted from Skaha Bluffs near Penticton

A man injured while climbing at Skaha Bluffs had to be airlifted to hospital yesterday.

Penticton Search and Rescue said today, the man injured his lower leg and was flown out at 3:30 p.m. yesterday, May 10, to Penticton Regional Hospital, according to a PENSAR media release. There was no indication of what caused the injury or his status since taken to hospital. 

Penticton Fire Department was first on scene and tended to the patient but the terrain required an airlift so 17 members of PENSAR used the Human External Transport System (HETS) helicopter to lift him out. 

To contact a reporter for this story, email Marshall Jones or call 250-718-2724 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.