RCMP investigating fatal ATV crash near Enderby
Enderby, Vernon North Okanagan
2022-04-19 09:34 PDT
File # 2022-2023
One person has died following an all-terrain vehicle rollover on a forest service road east of Enderby Saturday night.
Shortly before 9 p.m., on Saturday, April 16th, 2022, the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP received a request to assist BC Emergency Health Service personnel who were responding to an all terrain vehicle accident on Cooke Creek Forest Service Road east of Enderby. Once at the scene, investigators learned that around 7 p.m., the two men left the Cooke Creek Campground for a quick ride together on an ATV. The pair were travelling up the Cooke Creek Forest Service Road and, near the 4 km mark, went off the road and rolled down a steep embankment, ejecting both men, neither of whom were wearing helmets. One of the men was able to climb to safety and call for help from a nearby residence. He was transported to hospital for treatment of serious, non-life threatening injuries. The second occupant, a 27-year old Vernon man, was found deceased at the scene of the crash.Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased and those impacted by this tragedy.
states Constable Chris Terleski, Media Relations Officer for the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP. The investigation is ongoing and while causal factors have yet to be determined, alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.
No additional information is available for release at this time.
Released by
Cst. Chris Terleski
Media Relations OfficerVernon North Okanagan RCMP
3402 30th St, Vernon, B.C. V1T 5E5
Office: 250-260-7161
Fax: 250-260-7191
Email:
christopher.terleski@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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