Kelowna cyclist missing after plunge through ice
Written by on February 8th, 2012 in Latest News.
Emergency responders are looking for a man who fell through the ice while cycling on a lake north of Kelowna, B.C.
Two ice fishermen said they saw the man riding along the ice at the edge of Wood Lake near Highway 97 halfway between Kelowna and Vernon around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
“We just heard a noise and looked over and could see something sort of in the water there and some muffled screams. Came up to the hole and pair of gloves sitting there. Nothing too much we could do, throw a rope in, but it couldn’t even touch bottom. Called 911,” said Don Skipper.
Emergency responders searched for the cyclist for about an hour, but didn’t find his body or his bicycle. A dive team is expected to arrive later in the afternoon to continue the search.
