Man found dead after incident at Kelowna hotel

Oct 16, 2017 | 6:56 AM

KELOWNA — When the RCMP arrived at the Best Western Kelowna Hotel and Suites on Saturday, they were hoping to find a man who was being sought under the Mental Health Act.

But when they entered the room on the seventh floor of the hotel in the 2400-block of Highway 97, they found it empty, and the man lying on the grounds below.

Police received a complaint about a disturbance at the hotel at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, said an RCMP news release.

The man who was the subject of the complaint was known to police; officers were looking for him in connection with a previous incident.