Injured hiker taken to hospital

The Kelowna Fire Department came to the rescue of an injured hiker this morning.

The department got a 911 call around 8 a.m. about a hiker with an ankle injury on Mount Baldy in Kelowna’s Dilworth area.

“Due to the location and difficult terrain where the patient was located, it was determined that the KFD all-terrain vehicle would be needed to extricate the patient,” said John Kelly, platoon captain.

Kelly said the patient was assessed and treated before being transported to an ambulance for transport to KGH.