RCMP last week called off the search for a man believed to have drowned in the North Basin of Osoyoos Lake as the result of a personal watercraft accident on June 28.

As of Monday, a body had not been recovered, said Cpl. Jason Bayda of the Osoyoos RCMP Detachment.

Bayda said the family of the 34-year-old missing man is hiring its own dive team to continue the search this week.

The man lost control of the watercraft around 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 28. It is believed he was not wearing a life jacket. A female passenger, who was wearing a life jacket, was rescued by boaters in the area, but the man was not seen again.

RCMP divers combed the area in search of the body early last week.

Osoyoos motorcyclist airlifted to Kelowna with serious injuries

A 56-year-old male Osoyoos motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital in Kelowna with serious injuries following an accident Friday afternoon.

Osoyoos RCMP said the accident occurred on 82nd Avenue on the east side of Osoyoos.

The man was travelling eastbound when he swerved to avoid a tow truck that was backing out of a driveway.

He was able to avoid the tow truck, but in doing so, he lost control of the motorcycle, crashing in the middle of the road, police said.

Osoyoos Fire Department first responders attended the scene where then man had a serious leg injury.

He was first transported to the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver before being airlifted to Kelowna.

Though his injuries are serious, they are not life threatening, the RCMP said.

Passenger airlifted after car with six goes down embankment

Six occupants of a vehicle that tumbled down an embankment off Highway 3 near Mount Kobau were taken to hospital in Oliver Sunday morning and one was airlifted to Kelowna.

RCMP South Okanagan Traffic Services said charges are pending for driving without due care under the Motor Vehicle Act.

The single-vehicle collision occurred around 9:30 a.m. to the west of Osoyoos. The vehicle, a four-door Honda Civic, left the road and went down the embankment.

The airlifted passenger received surgery in Kelowna for a broken femur. No injuries were life threatening, South Okanagan Traffic Services said.

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