Bert Westervelt News Today

Seven years ago, Arlene Westervelt’s body was pulled from Okanagan Lake. Those who believe she was murdered are trying to seek justice by using a private prosecution.

An Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner report has shed more light on the case, as an adjudicator weighed in on the disciplinary action meted out to officer Brian Gateley — to whom Westervelt's husband had confessed being untruthful about her death.

A retiree who spent years investigating deaths for the BC Coroners Service has sent the agency a scathing letter over its handling of the suspicious death of a woman whose body was recovered from Okanagan Lake in 2016.

A former B.C. Mountie is facing discipline for communicating with the sister of a woman found dead in Okanagan Lake.

It’s been six years since the mysterious drowning death of Arlene Westvervelt, and now a retired RCMP member is spearheading her family’s fight for justice.

Arlene Westervelt died while canoeing with her husband on Okanagan Lake in June 2016

Arlene Westervelt died while canoeing with her husband on Okanagan Lake in June 2016

Arlene Westervelt died while canoeing with her husband on Okanagan Lake in June 2016

Arlene Westervelt died while canoeing with her husband on Okanagan Lake in June 2016

Arlene Westervelt died while canoeing with her husband on Okanagan Lake in June 2016