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Man and dog rescued from South Okanagan river channel

The man had driven his Jeep into the river off of the dike roadway near Osoyoos Lake
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An Osoyoos man and his dog were pulled out of the water north of Osoyoos on April 19 after driving off the road.

Osoyoos RCMP responded to the call at 10:24 a.m. along with other emergency services from Osoyoos and Oliver.

The man had driven his Jeep off of a dike roadway and into the river channel at the north end of Osoyoos Lake.

The man and his dog were uninjured, though the man was transported to the hospital for a medical assessment while his dog was secured with local animal control.

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Brennan was raised in the Okanagan and is thankful every day that he gets to live and work in one of the most beautiful places in Canada.
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