Search for missing person launched following landslide near West Kelowna [Video]

RCMP say one person is missing following a pair of landslides near West Kelowna last week.

On April 1,  two landslides, including a massive 90-metre slide, shut down a road north of Lake Okanagan Resort between Vernon and West Kelowna.

At the time, no injuries were reported.

But on Monday, April 7, West Kelowna RCMP said they were opening a missing person investigation for an individual last seen in the area of the slide, in cooperation with Central Okanagan Search and Rescue [COSAR].

“Police in that area have located unique items associated to the missing person and COSAR will be continuing the search for additional items today or tomorrow morning,” it said Monday in a statement.

Police say they are not identifying the missing person due to privacy concerns as the investigation is ongoing.

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