A backcountry rider is recovering at Kelowna General Hospital after rolling his ATV over a bank in the hills above Peachland.

According to Vernon Search and Rescue, their heli-winch team was called in to assist Penticton Search and Rescue in rescuing the man that ended up in the precarious position near Darke Lake.

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A three-man heli-winch team was able to hover above the victim and get him safely in the helicopter before returning to base at Wildcat Helicopters in West Kelowna. From there, the man was transferred to a waiting ambulance and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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