Sgt. Ed deJong
Columbia Valley RCMP
This past week, June 17 to 24 the Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 91 calls for service. The following is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to:
On June 21 police received a call from a boater that had observed a bear swimming in Lake Windemere. The caller was concerned for both the bear and other users of the lake. Police made patrols, however, it was learned that the bear, after completing his refreshing swim on the hot afternoon, returned to the woods without further incident.
On June 22 at 1:35 a.m. the Invermere Home Hardware compound was broken into and a yellow flat deck truck was stolen with a forklift on the back. The vehicles were located and recovered in the Cranbrook RCMP detachment area. Police currently have a suspect for the theft and are continuing the investigation. If anyone has information regarding this event, please contact Cst Desjardins with the Columbia Valley RCMP at 250-342-9292.
On June 22 at 2 p.m. police were called for two hikers who had disregarded a “Trail ends here” sign below the carving in the canyon lookout just east of Radium Hot Springs. The two males were too scared to make their own way back down. Columbia Valley Search and Rescue were called and successfully extracted the males.
