17-year-old girl tragically deceased after a vehicle crashed into a B.C. river: RCMP
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KEREMEOS – Mounties in Keremeos are investigating a fatal single-vehicle motor vehicle incident in Keremeos that resulted in the tragic death of a 17-year-old girl.
BC RCMP spokesperson Corporal Brett Urano said emergency responders were called to the area of River Road and Bridge Street in Keremeos Tuesday night, Oct. 6, at approximately 11:30 p.m., following reports of a single-vehicle motor vehicle incident.
Cpl. Urano said the vehicle left the roadway and entered the Similkameen River, where it came to rest on its side. First responders, with help from search and rescue personnel, worked to safely rescue the occupants from the vehicle. The occupants, including the driver, sustained injuries and were transported to hospital for medical treatment.
A 17-year-old female passenger from Cawston, B.C., was transported to hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries despite the efforts of first responders and hospital staff, Cpl. Urano confirmed.
