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Two brave British Columbians recognized for dramatic rescue of British tourists near Hat Creek
ASHCROFT, B.C. — Two British Columbians have been recognized for saving the lives of a pair of British tourists near Hat Creek two years ago.
In a news release issued Thursday (July 25), Ashcroft RCMP announced that Ken MacKenzie of Lac La Hache and Nicholas Froese of Kelowna received Commanding Officer Commendations.
The recognition stems from June 2022 when Mark and Janet Brimicombe’s vehicle left Highway 99, went through a fence, raced down a large, steep embankment and came to a rest in fast-flowing Hat Creek. The Brimicombes were injured, and their vehicle was filling up with water.
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