Concerns for a man’s safety near a rural property near Enderby resulted in a Vernon RCMP police service dog team being utilized.
Shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, Vernon-North Okanagan rural RCMP rural officers were called to a report of a missing man in the Enderby area along Highway 97A.
“The report was that two men had been drinking and using drugs when they got into a dispute,” said RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk.
One of the men, a 20-year-old from Mara, took off from the residence.
As it was a large rural property, and the temperature was below freezing at the time, there was a concern for his safety. Adding to the concern is there is a creek running along the property.
“One of our police dog teams was called to the area and they started to search for the missing man,” said Molendyk. “At about 6:20 a.m., the dog team was able to find the man under a tree.”
The man was conscious and able to walk out. He was transported to Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm hospital to be checked out for hypothermia and his intoxication.
