Central Okanagan Search and Rescue and RCMP divers have resumed search for missing firefighter in Okanagan Lake. (Photo credit: COSAR)

By Pete McIntyre

Okanagan Lake

Lake search resumes for missing firefighter

May 30, 2021 | 1:00 PM

KELOWNA – The search has resumed for a missing and presumed drowned man in Okanagan Lake.

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) said Sunday (May 30) their volunteers and RCMP divers are scouring the water at the east end of Bennett Bridge after two possible areas were identified by sonar.

“So far teams have been out 10 days searching for missing Kamloops firefighter Brian Lannon,” a news release from COSAR stated.

The 53-year-old Lannon went missing May 15 after failing to resurface while recreational diving with other divers near City Park in Kelowna.

Brian Lannon, a member of Kamloops Fire Rescue since 1994, is presumed dead after a diving accident in Kelowna (Image Credit: Contributed)

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Boaters are asked to not cross under the east side of Bennett Bridge today as their wake can create turbidity, making it harder to see images.