Body of man swept away in Westside Rd. mudslide found in Okanagan Lake

[Castanet News]

The body of the missing man who was believed to have been swept away in the mudslide on Westside Road earlier this month has been found in Okanagan Lake. Search...

[Connie65]

Oh wow. Sad way to die. Great job by the dog.

[barman99]

So is this the so called homeless person? A camper? Driving on Westside at the time?

Decent looking truck, witnesses to his arrangement/circumstances would add to the story.

[moneyneversleeps]

amazing, the K9 dog picked up the scent.

[workerman]

Hope K-9 Barrett gets a special treat, and lots of cuddles.

[okanaganhelpdesk]

So is this the so called homeless person? A camper? Driving on Westside at the time?

Decent looking truck, witnesses to his arrangement/circumstances would add to the story.

Previous Castanet article ...."Search managers and RCMP have credible information that a man in a pickup truck was travelling on Westside Road at approximately 9 p.m., April 1, the night of the landslide."

[house99]

Incredible Barrett..thank you ..yes lots of treats please..really remarkable and condolences to the family

[polelady]

Great job by another trained K9 we should use them more and save other costs the dogs know !!!

[Sonny Taylor]

As a side thought, I wonder what breed that apparently very capable dog is.

[grewman21]

I saw a TV episode of Hudson & Rex, whereby Rex the police dog did exactly the same thing. He was in the boat but knew exactly where the body was. Thought that was just Hollywood. Glad to see it is a real thing.

[Greg Bros]

As a side thought, I wonder what breed that apparently very capable dog is.

Yes I would like to know as well. Canine's sense of smell is 100 times greater than a humans. Even more I understand depending of the breed.

[Mark5]

That westside road has taken quite a few lives. Years ago I read that surveyors had mapped out another route higher up in the mountains to replace it. I guess that was forgotten. The Trudeau Liberals have given away billions of dollars to foreign nations. Money that could have been used to improve our travel routes.

[plyrslite1951]

That westside road has taken quite a few lives. Years ago I read that surveyors had mapped out another route higher up in the mountains to replace it. I guess that was forgotten. The Trudeau Liberals have given away billions of dollars to foreign nations. Money that could have been used to improve our travel routes.

Can't believe that you trolls have to bring everything back to Trudeau. This story is about a poor individual that died a horrendous death and in one paragraph, you bring Trudeau into it.
When that study wss done a few decades ago, it was done by the provincial government as a possible alternate route to the one that goes through the middle of Kelowna. NOT the federal government. The provincial government that originally had the study done was the right wing Social Credits.

[Noshortageofdrivers]

Unbelievable, a dog could do that,
It probably helped the family of this person tremendously, by taking away the not knowing away, but still it must have been very hard news

[BTDT]

Sure hope the family of the person that was found were notified before the release of these photo's?