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By Doyle Potenteau / Global Okanagan

Crane Collapse

Five dead in Kelowna crane collapse: police

Jul 13, 2021 | 11:35 AM

KELOWNA — Four people are confirmed to have died in Monday’s crane collapse in downtown Kelowna, say police, and a fifth is believed to be buried in rubble in an adjacent building.

Kelowna RCMP announced the news on Tuesday during a press conference at 11 a.m.

Just hours after Monday’s crane collapse along the 1400 block of St. Paul Street, police said there were multiple fatalities, though they did not release how many had died.

On Tuesday, four bouquets of flowers could be seen at the site of the crane collapse.

RCMP Insp. Adam MacIntosh said the four individuals who died were all adult males, and that they were located at the scene of the collapse.

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A state of emergency was declared on Monday afternoon by Central Okanagan Emergency Operations, and it remains in effect.

A large portion of the downtown core is cordoned off by police tape.