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A teen hiking at Akolkolex Falls near Revelstoke, B.C. slipped and fell in Sunday evening. Her body was located on Monday by RCMP and search and rescue personnel.

On Saturday, the Downtown Kelowna Association will hold its 2023 Block Party. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

"We do want to thank the public for their diligence and reporting," said wildfire spokesperson Taylor Wallace. “We received numerous amount of reports when this started yesterday.”

Police said  "an extensive search utilizing all available police resources has been undertaken," based on evidence gathered during the course of the investigation 

The Cariboo Regional District's order covers 135 parcels of land west of Quesnel. Residents are urged to make their way to Prince George.

Residents were asked to avoid the area while the Penticton Fire Dept. responded to the incident.

“The excess mortality that we calculated (during the 2021 heat dome) was really a wake-up call,” said Dr. Silvina Mema of Interior Health.  

According to police, a man in a car who was looking for someone at Beaty and Narcisse roads on July 13 was assaulted after stopping to talk to a group of men.

Wildfire smoke is causing, or expected to cause, poor air quality and reduced visibility in the Southern Interior for the next 24 to 48 hours.

Near Fauquier, two men drove down an embankment on Monday and hit a tree. The search took hours, with the rescue taking up most of the night.