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Dayton Strykowski, seven, and her brother Drake, two, play in the sand at Vernon’s Kin Beach. Saturday marked the official arrival of summer and Environment Canada is forecasting sun and a high of 29 today.
Lumby murder investigated RICHARD ROLKE Morning Star Staff
Police are trying to determine the events that led to one person being found dead in a rural Lumby home and another one seriously injured. On Thursday at 6:12 p.m., the RCMP received a report of a disturbance at a home in the 300 block of Trinity Valley Road. Found inside was the body of a 51-year-old Lumby woman and a man suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. “There needs to be an autopsy to determine the cause of death,” said Const. Kris Clark, RCMP spokesperson, adding that
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No one else was in the residence at the time of the incident, and asked if the call to police originated from the home, Clark said, “I can’t really get into specifics but it was a third party call (from outside of the home).” Charges against the injured man will be recommended in consultation with Crown counsel. As part of the investigation, the police are speaking to people living near the residence. Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to call Vernon RCMP at 250-545-7171 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.
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the woman’s death is being considered a homicide. “Officers are in the evidence gathering mode. We’re at the residence and doing a forensic search.” The man was transported by air ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital where, at press time, he remained in serious condition and was in police custody. It’s believed the woman and man had been in a relationship for a brief period of time. The age of the man has not been released. “He’s been from Lumby over the last few years,” said Clark.
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North Okanagan residents are being warned to leave young deer alone, even if they appear to be abandoned. The Ministry of Environment recently charged three people with possession of fawns. “No one is allowed to pick up wildlife without permission,” said Josh Lockwood, conservation officer. The problem occurs when someone sees a fawn sitting by itself in tall grass. They believe it has been orphaned, but that’s not the case. “The mother left the fawn while she forages for food and she can be gone for up to 17 to 24 hours and then come back,” said Lockwood. There are cases where a fawn picked up by people can be successfully returned to its mother, but that doesn’t always work. “Once touched by humans, they often won’t reattach,” said Lockwood. Options for deer that can’t be returned to the wild are limited as some wildlife facilities are not taking any new animals because of the risk of disease. In some cases, fawns were not properly fed by residents who picked them up and they have to be euthanized because of malnourishment. Lockwood says people must understand that even with the best of intentions, removing a fawn from the wild and trying to raise it causes significant issues. “We won’t go through another situation like we had in Coldstream,” he said. Last year, a tamed deer began wandering through some Coldstream neighbourhoods and posed a risk to residents, including at a school. It was eventually destroyed. “Wildlife needs to stay wild,” said Lockwood. “People in possession of a fawn without approval will be charged.” The minimum fine for being in possession of wildlife is $345 and charges could be laid.