News release
Emergency responders successful in rescue
April 17, 2026
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Tk’emlúps, British Columbia
From: Kamloops RCMP
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File: 2026-10933
Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment, BC Emergency Health Services and Kamloops Search and Rescue save a man after falling due to a remote dirt-bike crash.
The crash occurred on April 13, 2026, around 1:00 p.m. in the remote area of Duffy Lake Mountain with limited access. A 60 year-old man was riding a dirt bike before crashing and falling approximately 12 feet down an embankment before stopping on a cliff face.
“This was a multi agency response,” said Corporal Dana Napier, Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment spokesperson. “Fortunately, Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment had a police medic working at the time of the call and was able to hike in several kilometres to locate the rider who was suffering from lower leg fractures, and other serious fall related injuries. “Without the police medic’s intervention, the outcome for the injured rider could have been much different.”
“Due to the remote location, it was essential that first responders provided life saving medical care while Kamloops Search and Rescue was instrumental in the coordination of the extraction,” stated Staff Sergeant Del Byron, in charge of the Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment. “Air Rescue One Heli Winch Society (AROHWS) provided the helicopter which was used in the evacuation of the man who was provided care for approximately eight hours while ground rescue hiked in with essential equipment for the rescue and extraction.
The man is expected to make a full recovery, and no criminality is suspected. The Tk’emlúps Rural RCMP Detachment would like to thank BC Emergency Health Services, Kamloops Search and Rescue and AROHWS.