Man found dead in B.C.’s Okanagan region on Christmas, foul play suspected

LAKE COUNTRY — Police in the British Columbia Interior are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death on Christmas.

Lake Country RCMP say officers were called to a location in the 16000 block of Gatzke Road in the Okanagan region on Thursday at around 9:30 p.m.

They say they found a 43-year-old man identified as Joseph Robert McCook dead at the scene.

Investigators say foul play is suspected, and the Mounties’ major crimes unit has taken over the case.