Okanagan Lake closed to public as wildfires spread

Boats need to stay out of the way of aircraft fighting fires

Jake Courtepatte
Aug 18, 2023 1:15 PM Aug 19, 2023 12:06 PM

33645080_web1_230824-KCN-OK-Lake-closed-_1 — Okanagan Lake has been closed to the public due to wildfire. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Kelowna RCMP are asking boaters and swimmers to stay out of Okanagan Lake as crews continue to battle the region香蕉视频直播檚 spreading fires.

Police have noticed several boats on the lake attempting to get to evacuated areas, which they say puts both the boaters and emergency personnel in danger.

The McDougall Creek wildfire jumped the lake from West Kelowna to the Glenmore area overnight on Aug. 18.

Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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Editor of 香蕉视频直播 & West K News since February 2022. I have spent the majority of my career working in the Toronto area as both a sports reporter and a general reporter.

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