An Alberta woman and British Columbia man both died in two separate drowning incidents in different parts of B.C. Mounties in the Columbia Valley were called out to Kootenay National Park after a Calgary woman slipped over the edge of Marble Canyon and into swift river current. Dive teams are beginning recovery efforts in Okanagan Lake on Aug. 17 after a man is presumed to have drowned near Tug Boat Beach. The 29-year-old Calgary man who tried to help was eventually pulled from the canyon in a high-angle rope rescue. Kelowna man presumed drownedAlso on Sunday, RCMP officers were called to help search for a 29-year-old Kelowna man who had not resurfaced while swimming near Tug Boat Beach just after 6 p.m. PT.

Source: CBC News August 17, 2020 18:49 UTC