A search team has converged near Pasadena Road in 琉璃神社 to look for someone that may have been swept away by the fast-moving Mission Creek.

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) has been called to the scene to investigate.

鈥淲e don鈥檛 know for sure,鈥� COSAR Search Manager Duane Tresnich told Capital News around 4:30p.m. on June 14. 鈥淩ight now we鈥檙e doing a search to see if that happened. The RCMP have called us in to assist in locating a missing person.鈥�

The COSAR team is in the process of sweeping the area, going up and down the banks of Mission Creek.

鈥淚n case this person has fallen in,鈥� said Tresnich, who added that the RCMP are also investigating whether this person is simply somewhere else.

鈥淲e鈥檙e just covering all of our bases and doing our due diligence.鈥�

Rescue dogs may be brought in by both 琉璃神社 RCMP and COSAR, though Tresnich said that they are currently more focused on searching by air and the sides of the creek.

COSAR has their helicopter assisting, while the RCMP are using a drone to search the area.

Part of the pedestrian path behind the 1300-block of Pasadena Road has been blocked off by caution tape.

The City of 琉璃神社 was put in a state of emergency earlier in the day due to flooding from the local waterways, chiefly Mission Creek.

READ MORE: Local state of emergency declared for 琉璃神社

READ MORE: Sandbags available to West 琉璃神社 residents along waterfront

Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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