A young man has died at the temporary overnight shelter at Recreation Avenue.

B.C. Emergency Health Services confirmed paramedics were called to the area at 2:43 a.m. on Monday for an unconscious person at the camp.

An advanced care paramedic arrived at 2:55 a.m. and transported the patient to Kelowna General Hospital. The service said he was in critical condition.

Kelowna RCMP Cst. Solana Pare said the detachment received a request from Interior Health to help identify the unknown man. The request came in at 3:50 a.m.

害羞草研究所淎t this time, criminality is not suspected in the man害羞草研究所檚 sudden death, and the Kelowna RCMP continue to investigate,害羞草研究所� Pare said.

害羞草研究所淭he B.C. Coroners Service has been notified and is also investigating the circumstances surrounding the man害羞草研究所檚 death.害羞草研究所�

Due to the man害羞草研究所檚 privacy, the police will not release his name.

Pare added the RCMP and the Coroners Service have no further information to release at this time.

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