Police help distraught woman at downtown Kelowna parkade

Photo: Madison Erhardt

Emergency crews rushed to a downtown Kelowna parkade Thursday afternoon to help a woman in distress.

The woman was sitting on the top of the Library parkade on Ellis Street, dangling her feet over and walking along the ledge.

After 50 minutes of negotiating by a Kelowna RCMP officer, the situation was diffused and the woman coaxed from the ledge at around 3:30 p.m. She was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

“We are very proud of the work done by our officers on Thursday afternoon,” says Const. Mike Della-Paolera.

“Our teams were able to speak to the female and keep her safe from a dangerous situation.”