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Man reportedly beaten and left under Kamloops overpass with serious injuries

Kamloops RCMP are searching for witnesses to this incident
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Kamloops RCMP are asking witnesses to come forward who may have been in the area of Highway 5 on March 12. (Photo: Anna Burns)

A man was discovered with serious injuries sitting on the side of Highway 5 near Kamloops, on March 12.

According to Kamloops RCMP, a passing motorist saw the man with obvious injuries against a concrete barrier in the northbound lanes of the highway near the Sugar Loaf Overpass, at about 6:25 p.m.

“Based on the preliminary investigation, which included the assistance of the police dog and forensic identification service units, we believe the man was beaten and left underneath an overpass nearby, before making his way out to the highway, where he was located by a passing motorist,” said Staff Sgt. Todd Wiebe, of the Kamloops RCMP Detachment’s Investigative Services.

The victim was taken to hospital with what are believed to be serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

Now police are looking for witnesses and asking anyone who was driving in the area between 3 p.m. and 6:25 p.m., and has dash camera footage that may have captured surrounding traffic, or any vehicles stopped or driving slowly in the area, to please contact the Kamloops RCMP Detachment as soon as possible.

Anyone with information that could be related to this incident is asked to call 250-828-3000 and reference file 2024-7310.

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Jen Zielinski

About the Author: Jen Zielinski

I am a broadcast journalism graduate from BCIT and hold a bachelor of arts degree in political science and sociology from Thompson Rivers University. I enjoy volunteering with local organizations, such as the Okanagan Humane Society.
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