Man missing after paddle boarding on Okanagan Lake

A search on Okanagan Lake has so far not located a missing man from the North Westside Road area.

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say 73-year-old Wayne Orser was last seen at noon on Tuesday (June 30) at his residence in North Westside.

“It is believed Wayne went paddle boarding on Okanagan Lake that afternoon,” said Cpl. Tania Finn, media relations officer. “Police are very concerned for Wayne’s well-being as his paddle board was located in the reeds at the north end of the lake and he has not been seen since.”

Vernon Search and Rescue was deployed to the area and searched the shoreline with no sign of the missing man.