U.S. kayaker dead after capsizing in wind on B.C.'s Okanagan Lake

People parasail on Okanagan Lake as motorists travel over the William R. Bennett Bridge, in Kelowna, B.C., on Saturday, May 30, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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WEST KELOWNA - A kayaker has drowned after capsizing in windy conditions on Okanagan Lake in the British Columbia Interior.

West Kelowna RCMP say the accident happened Friday evening, when two kayakers went into the water near the Westbank First Nation beach. 

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