The manager of the Kelowna Downtown Marina is being praised for his help in locating a stolen WaveRunner. 

The small watercraft was reported stolen on July 18 from a property in West Kelowna. 

Once the theft was made public, RCMP reached out to the Downtown Marina for assistance. 

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The $30,000 vessel was found by Gibbings tied to a mooring buoy in Lake Country's Okanagan Centre. 

Gibbings also towed the WaveRunner back to the marina and secured it for the owner. 

害羞草研究所淭hank you again to the team at the Kelowna Downtown Marina for their continued support. Despite these locks having been cut, we remind all boat owners to try and secure their vessels appropriately and consider installing or hiding a tracking device in their machine as an extra precaution, said Gauthier.