A Kelowna man was killed at the Progress Gas Plant north of Fort St. John this week. Credit: progressenergy.com

Kelowna man killed in industrial accident

KELOWNA – A man who died in an industrial accident north of Fort St. John earlier this week has been identified as a 28-year-old Kelowna man.

Jack Shawn Eyles of Kelowna was working at the Progress Gas Plant near Mile 126 of the Alaska Highway when he was killed shortly after midnight on March 11.

The B.C. Coroners Service, WorkSafe B.C. and the RCMP continue to investigate the death.

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 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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