(BEN BULMER / iNFOnews.ca)
August 05, 2020 - 11:44 AM
Vernon RCMP, along with the B.C. Coroners Service, are investigating after the body of a 21-year-old man was found floating off shore in the north end of Okanagan Lake.
According to a Vernon North Okanagan RCMP media release, a member of the public called police around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, after they spotted human remains floating in the water at the north end of Okanagan Lake.
RCMP officers then retrieved the body of a 21-year-old man.
"Personal items belonging to the individual were located on (the) shore," Vernon RCMP Cpl. Tania Finn said the media release. "There is no evidence of criminality being involved in his death."
The B.C. Coroners Service is now conducting an independent investigation to determine how, where, when and by what means did the 21-year-old die.
Police say the deceased man's family has been notified and no more information will currently be released.
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