Osoyoos Lake is seen in this undated handout photo.
Image Credit: Okanagan Basin Water Board/Dan Millar
August 23, 2023 - 3:49 PM
A body was recovered from Osoyoos Lake yesterday afternoon.
The public alerted police about a body in the lake around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, Aug. 22, according to an RCMP media release.
The body of a man was found 50 feet from the shore of Gyro Beach.
Police are working with the BC Coroners Service to identify the body, and to determine if it’s that of a 30-year-old man reported missing in Osoyoos on July 7.
Carlos Aranda Burgoin had been working and living at a local orchard. His father, Octavio Aranda, had travelled from Mexico City to search for his son.
RCMP are releasing no further information at this time.
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