UPDATE: Aug 14, 4 p.m.
The individual presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake is an 18-year-old man from Surrey.
Sources close to the family confirm the young man was in Â鶹AV on vacation.
Original story:
A man is presumed drowned after falling into Okanagan Lake at the downtown Â鶹AV marina and not resurfacing on Saturday evening.
At 6:50 p.m., Â鶹AV RCMP responded to a man who fell into the water at the marina gas bar and did not resurface. Â鶹AV officers, along with Â鶹AV Fire Department and search and rescue were on scene all evening searching for the man.
Â鶹AV RCMP had requested the public avoid the area while the search was ongoing. The marina is located off Bernard Avenue.
Capital News will update this story when more information becomes available.
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