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Missing Oliver woman found near canal

A woman who went missing after going for a walk in Oliver was tracked down
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A woman who went missing after going for a walk in Oliver was tracked down with the help of the RCMP helicopter and search and rescue.

Const. James Grandy said RCMP were contacted by a male who advised his 66 year old wife had gone for a walk on Monday along the canal at 8:45 a.m. and had not returned home.

Due to recent flooding, the canal and high and fast-moving water.

Oliver member, Penticton Police Dog Services searched the area without success and called search and rescue for assistance. Search and Rescue began a systematic grid search while Oliver RCMP contacted the RCMP Dive Team and the RCMP Helicopter.

“An officer with the Oliver RCMP was tasked with being an observer inside the RCMP Helicopter while searching for the missing female. It was the late afternoon and a storm had gone through the area dropping a large amount of rain in a short period,” said Grandy in a news release. “There was concern the female was being exposed to the weather elements while only wearing light clothing”

Police finally found the woman who waving at them 300 yards from where she began walking but on the other side of the canal.

“She described having been in the canal but was able to pull herself out onto the opposite bank. Because she was now wet, exhausted and had suffered some injuries to her legs she was unable to walk,” said Grandy.

The RCMP helicopter landed near the female and police assisted the exhausted female to be transported to a location where she could be assessed.

The Oliver RCMP thanked search and rescue for their assistance.


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