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Hiker rescued in Rose Valley Regional Park

WEST KELOWNA – The B.C. Ambulance Service called in the search and rescue volunteers Friday afternoon to rescue a woman who hurt her ankle while hiking in Rose Valley Regional Park in West Kelowna. The woman, in her late 50s, had hiked to the top of the Bitter Root trail and on her way down...

Two hikers injured near Ellis Creek Canyon in last 24 hours

PENTICTON - Search and Rescue is conducting a medical evacuation for a woman who fractured her leg while hiking on the Ellis Canyon Trail.  Fifteen Ground and Rope team members along with two Rescue trucks were dispatched to the area. PENSAR First Responders conducted emergency First Aid to stabilize and prepare the female patient for evacuation,...