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Penticton, B.C. search and rescue locate stuck UTV operator

Penticton Search and Rescue crews rescued a stranded UTV operator from the Sheep Creek Forest Service Road area Saturday night. PENSAR / Facebook

It was a long night for search and rescue crews in the South Okanagan who rescued a UTV operator in distress.

According to Penticton and District Search and Rescue (PENSAR), crews were called out around 6:30 p.m. Saturday to the Sheep Creek Forest Service Road area after RCMP reported that a UTV operator was stuck and needed help.

“SAR personnel deployed ground teams who hiked into the area and located the stranded UTV,” said PENSAR member Randy Brown in a press release.

“SAR manager Mark Pfeifer then deployed two snow machines which attended to complete the evacuation.”

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