PROPERTY HOUNDS | Dog owners reminded that BX Ranch Park isn’t just for the dogs [A6]
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ROGER KNOX Morning Star Staff
A golf cart rollover accident Thursday night at Predator Ridge Golf Resort killed one middleaged Alberta man and injured another. Glenn Thordarson, 51, of Edmonton, was killed while a second Alberta man in the cart, 44, from Calgary, was taken to Vernon Jubilee Hospital. He was released Friday. The accident, which remains under investigation, happened at around 7:15 p.m. “Information police have learned from a witness nearby is the cart hit a retaining wall, then turned, went over an embankment and rolled down approximately 20 feet to a road below,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. Emergency officials at the scene confirmed Thordarson died at the scene as a result of his injuries. Thordarson was the CEO of Milltech Millwork Ltd., an architectural woodwork firm. The RCMP is continuing to investigate all aspects of the crash. “As of Friday, we are busy following up on everything from who was driving the cart, was alcohol involved, was the cart mechanically sound,” said Molendyk. Police have seized the golf cart and will inspect it, while an RCMP crash analyst has been called in to help with the investigation. On its website, Predator Ridge released the following statement: “The entire staff and organization of Predator Ridge Resort is saddened by this loss and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the deceased.”
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JENNIFER SMITH Morning Star Staff
A playful afternoon at BX Ranch Park turned tragic for a family whose dog was swept away by the creek Thursday. The fast-flowing waters of BX Creek took Carol, Adam and Jesse Campbell-Watt’s chocolate Labrador, Askim, around 4 p.m. Thursday. The faithful family pet was found deceased in the creek Friday. “We have three dogs and they actually all got pulled into the water and we were actually able to retrieve two of them,” said Adam. Dozens of friends, family and fellow dog lovers helped the family search for the five-year-old lab. “We are happy to be taking him home and would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who helped in our search to bring Askim home,” said Adam. “The kindness will never be forgotten.” While the family has never had a problem with their dogs around water before, the creeks are running extraordinarily high due to recent heavy rainfall and snow melt. “It’s going quite fast but they’ve been around water their whole lives and it’s never been a problem,” said Adam. Residents are asked to take extreme caution around rapidly flowing creeks and rivers. Due to the flooding conditions in the region, mainly in the Ashton Creek and Enderby areas, the Emergency Operations Centre was activated to Level 2 Friday. “We want the public to know personnel are on standby and ready to respond to any emergency as a result of flooding,” said Gord Molendyk, information officer for the EOC.
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Shannon Smith left her formal footwear at home in exchange for something a bit more waterproof as she joins her classmates for photos at Polson Park before the Kalamalka Secondary School graduation Friday. For more, visit www.vernonmorningstar.com.
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A chocolate lab was swept away by BX Creek Thursday.
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