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Family of man presumed drowned in Kalamalka Lake desperate for answers

VERNON - The family of a missing man presumed drowned in Kalamalka Lake is raising funds to continue the search for their loved one by hiring a specialized team. Police dive teams spent multiple days unsuccessfully scouring the lake and surrounding area for Curtis Wilson, who has been missing for nearly two weeks now. RCMP spokesperson...

UPDATE: Hillside Centre patient located

UPDATE: 4:11 P.M., JUNE 23, 2015 RCMP say Jordan Abbate has been located safe and sound. 11:29 A.M., JUNE 23, 2015 KAMLOOPS - An 18-year-old male requiring medical care left the psychiatric centre Monday night and has not been seen since. Jordan Abbate was last seen around 10:40 p.m., June 22, when he left Hillside...

UPDATE: Fisherman found after being stranded overnight

KAMLOOPS - Two men who were planning to go fishing for the day Tuesday, June 9, were left stranded on the side of the road overnight after their truck broke down. The two men told family they were heading out to fish for the day Tuesday, June 9, but did not return home, leading to...

UPDATE: Medical patient located thanks to public tip

UPDATE 10 A.M., MAY 13, 2015 In a media release issued May 13, Vernon RCMP say Robert Parker has been located safe and sound following a tip from the public.  5:05 P.M., MAY 12, 2015 VERNON - Police are asking for the public’s aid in locating a missing man. Robert Parker, 58, left a medical...

UPDATE: Kelowna teen located

UPDATE: 10:56 A.M., MAY 25, 2015 RCMP say Raven Graham has been located. 3:32 P.M., MAY 8, 2015 KELOWNA – A 17-year-old girl from Kelowna who police say went missing April 14 may in fact be in Alberta. RCMP issued a media release Tuesday, May 5, asking for the public’s help locating Raven Graham, but according...

Search for lost man in Vernon park extends past midnight

VERNON - A man lost at night in Kalamalka Provincial Park on the weekend made the right decision when he called home to say he was turned around, and losing battery life on his cell phone. That call prompted a quick response from RCMP and Vernon Search and Rescue, who immediately dispatched to the Cougar...

UPDATE: Search called off after Kamloops family returns home safely

UPDATE: 8:31 A.M., MAY 4, 2015 RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush says the family has returned home safely. 7:18 A.M., MAY 4, 2015 KAMLOOPS - A family of four has gone missing near McLure and helicopter search crews are scouring the area in hopes of locating them. Kamloops Search and Rescue was called in around...

Vernon dirt biker reported missing wanted to avoid arrest: Lawyer

VERNON - The Vernon man police and three Search and Rescue organizations scoured the Commonage for last week was afraid to go home because he didn’t want to get arrested, court heard today, April 29. Kyle Macinnes, 25, was reported missing by his worried family after he went for a dirt bike ride in the...

UPDATE: Vernon RCMP appeal to public for help finding overdue biker

VERNON - Search and Rescue has joined the effort to locate an overdue, and inexperienced, motorbike rider last seen Tuesday afternoon.  Kyle Macinnes, 25, went out on his dirt bike at 4 p.m. April 21, and has not returned.  “His family is very concerned as he is not a very experienced rider,” Molendyk says in...

Why Enderby’s tragic dementia case won’t be the last

ENDERBY - The neighbours of a friendly Enderby senior are in shock after the 73-year-old went missing and was found dead in a remote fishing area far from home days later. Barbara Nell Derenowski lived alone in a rented unit of a house on Salmon Arm Drive in Enderby. Sometime after 2:30 p.m. Monday, she...

UPDATE: Teenage girl found safe and sound

UPDATE: Hayley Haines has been found and is safe and sound, according to an RCMP media release. KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for public assistance to help them locate a missing teenage girl. Hayley Haines was last heard from January 4, but has been away from home for a couple weeks. Though this is...

Vernon search team locates missing snowmobilers in ‘horrendous’ weather

VERNON - Members of Vernon Search and Rescue spent a long night in severe weather conditions searching for a group of missing snowmobilers. A team of 16 rescuers headed out at 5 p.m. Sunday after a report of three missing snowmobilers in the Park Nelson area, east of Lumby. “Once base camp was set up,...

UPDATE: Kelowna woman found safe and sound

UPDATE: RCMP say 54-year-old Valerie Fast has been located and she is safe and sound. KELOWNA - RCMP are looking for public assistance to help them find a missing Kelowna woman. Valerie Fast was last seen November 28, according to an RCMP media release. Police, friends and family are very worried about her well-being because...

Police locate man missing since 2012

KELOWNA - The mother of a man missing for more than two and a half years can rest today knowing her son has been located and is safe and sound. Phillip Lee Lyons who is now 39, was living in a half-way house when he disappeared while out on a day trip May 26, 2012....

Have you seen this woman?

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for help to find Deseree Smith, who has not been heard from since November. Police say the 33-year-old Kamloops resident is known to frequent Surrey and Salmon Arm but has not made contact with family or friends in those areas. She was officially reported missing Dec. 2 and police are...

Police searching for missing 15-year-old boy

VERNON - Police need help finding a 15-year-old boy who went missing from his home a few weeks ago. Dalton James Prasloski-Spencer has indicated he's ok through social media, but his family and police are very worried about his well-being, according to an RCMP media release. He has a history of choosing a high-risk lifestyle....

UPDATE: Missing Vernon girls found

UPDATE: 8:30 p.m. Nov. 30 Saylor Nicole Martian and Tina Kontos have been located in Manitoba. According to the Vernon RCMP, the two 15-year-olds were found in Headingley, Manitoba where they were apprehended by police. One of the girls reportedly made contact with her parents letting them know where they were. Arrangements are being made...

Crews locate missing Vernon hunters

VERNON - Two overdue hunters have been located following a search mission Monday.  The men aged 48 and 54, went missing in the Beau Park area off Westside Road over the weekend. Vernon search manager Leigh Pearson says they were supposed to return home by 9 p.m. Sunday. When they didn’t come back on schedule,...

Penticton woman at large from Abbotsford prison

PENTICTON - A warrant has been issued for a Penticton woman incarcerated at the Fraser Valley Institute for Women when she failed to return to the prison following an authorized leave of absence. Amanda Sach, 24, has been missing since November 15, 2014 after she failed to return to the prison. Abbotsford Police issued a...

UPDATE: Body of missing Coldstream man found

VERNON - Vernon Search and Rescue located the body of a Coldstream man in the water by the wharf at Kal beach. RCMP divers were called and they recovered the body shortly after 1 p.m. today. The case is now in the hands of the B.C. Coroners Service. An RCMP appeal to the public to...

Owners worried about missing pet store cat

VERNON - Russel the cat is always pulling wild and ridiculous stunts, but a recent vanishing act is worrying his owners. Russel, a fixture of AJ’s Pets & Things for nearly seven years, has been missing since Aug. 20. While possible, owner Lisa Badach says it’s not like the champagne coloured tabby to wander out...