Emergency crews were unable to resuscitate a West 琉璃神社 resident who was unresponsive when pulled from Okanagan Lake on Friday afternoon in Peachland.

The swimmer, age 76,  was pulled from the waters off the 4000 block of Beach Avenue on Friday shortly after 3 p.m.

The man's wife had noticed he had not resurfaced while out swimming and called for help.

鈥淪everal minutes later a paddle boarder located the man below the water鈥檚 surface and with the assistance of a group of bystanders brought the unresponsive man to shore,鈥� said Cst. Jesse O鈥橠onaghey.

鈥淲hen emergency services arrived on scene several bystanders, which included an off duty nurse, were performing life saving measures on the victim. Sadly, the 76-year-old West 琉璃神社 man passed away at the scene."

琉璃神社 RCMP Sgt. Patti Cook added: 鈥淭he West 琉璃神社 RCMP would like to recognise all those who jumped into action, without hesitation, to pull the man from the water and perform CPR.鈥�

The name of the West 琉璃神社 man has not yet been released.