Missing woman found in reservoir

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Nakusp

The Nakusp and Revelstoke RCMP have have found the body of 83-year-old Kay Mansour, a Nakusp woman missing since Monday, Oct. 24.

Mansour’s vehicle was located submerged in Arrows Lake by RCMP Air Services on Saturday, Nov. 5, followed by a recovery of the deceased woman from her vehicle by the RCMP diver tea

Next of kin notified, deceased Nelson man named

Posted on 30. Aug, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Nakusp

The next of kin have been notified and a Nelson family has learned their loved one, James Forrest Kienholz, 64, was the man killed in a float plane accident near Nakusp, reports the Nelson Post.

Kienholz and the pilot, also from Nelson, were landing on Upper Arrow Lake on Wednesday, Aug. 24 near Nakusp when their float plane crashed. The pilot, a 79-year-old man, escaped with minor injuries.

Pilot, victim in Nakusp crash from Nelson

Posted on 25. Aug, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Nakusp

More details are coming out about the float plane crash near Nakusp: Reports from various media are the passenger, who died in the crash, and pilot, who escaped with minor injuries, are both from Nelson B.C.

Claire Paradis, reporting for the Arrow Lakes News, spoke with the pilot on the shore of the lake watching as the plane was hauled out of the water.

Passenger dies in float plane accident

Posted on 24. Aug, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Nakusp

One person is dead and another in hospital after a float plane crashed in Upper Arrow Lake, reports Claire Paradis for the Arrow Lakes News.

Paradis spoke to Ray Lythgoe who saw the plane go down just offshore of Nakusp.

“I heard the motor go dead,” Lythgoe said, “then a big splash.” Conditions were sunny and calm at the time.

Attack at Nakusp hot springs not hate crime: Police

Posted on 15. Jun, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Crime, Nakusp

Police say they don’t have evidence to pursue a hate crime charge for the beating of a man at a hot spring outside of Nakusp, reports the CBC.

Police identified a Calgary man as the suspect and are pursuing an assault charge against him.

“I don’t know what the motive was,” said Cpl. Bryson Hill. “We have heard everybody’s side of it. We can only go on that. There really isn’t anything at this point to suggest it was hate motivated.”

Suspect ID’d in homophobic attack

Posted on 24. Mar, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Crime, Nakusp

The RCMP have a suspect in a homophobic attack at a West Kootenay spring, reports Jason Van Rassel at the Calgary Herald. Two men were at the St. Leon’s Hot Springs outside Nakusp on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 when one of them was beaten by another man. It appeared the attack was motivated by the [...]

Suspect in custody for Nakusp home invasion

Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Crime, Nakusp

The RCMP in Naksup are holding a 26-year-old man as part of their investigation into a home invasion in Nakusp earlier this month. The investigation started after a home invasion on Friday, Feb. 11. A 52-year-old Naksup man was woken by a knock at his door. When the resident, who has disabilities resulting from several [...]

RCMP investigate possible hate crime at hot springs

Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Crime, Nakusp

The RCMP in Nakusp are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in a beating they believe was prompted by the fact the victim was homosexual. According to a press release from the police, the incident happened at St. Leon’s Hot Springs, 25 kilometres north of Nakusp on Wednesday, Dec. 29. At around 8:30 [...]