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Father and daughter saved from Wood Lake in Lake Country
A nurse practitioner and three others pulled the pair ashore, and the father was later taken to hospital for evaluation.
- On Saturday, a church group rescued a father and daughter from drowning at Wood Lake in Lake Country after the daughter fell from her flotation device at Beasley Park around noon.
- Jeff Chan and friend Keith Hansen spotted the pair struggling in the water and swam out to assist, while another woman located the father underwater before the group reached the floating dock.
- As a nurse practitioner, Chan assessed the semi-conscious father on shore, checking his circulation and breathing. He confirmed the man was eventually responsive, and no CPR was required for the pair.
- Emergency Services arrived at Beasley Park shortly after the rescue with a fire truck and ambulance. The daughter was confirmed okay, but the father was transported to the hospital for medical evaluation.
- This incident adds to a series of drownings across the Okanagan this summer, with five confirmed deaths since mid-June, including four on Okanagan Lake, highlighting ongoing regional safety concerns.
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Father and daughter saved from Wood Lake in Lake Country
A church group was in the right place at the right time on Saturday (July 18) in Lake Country, saving a man and his daughter from drowning on Wood Lake. According to witnesses, the incident took place around noon on July 18, shortly after the father of a young girl went into the water to help his daughter, who had fallen off her flotation device at Beasley Park. Jeff Chan tells Black Press Media it was he, his friend Keith Hansen, and two othe…
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