UPDATE: Tuesday
Highway 97 north of Summerland remains closed Tuesday pending a geotechnical assessment, said DriveBC. The next update will take place at noon.
The rock slide took place on Monday around 2 p.m. sending large boulders and power lines onto the highway at North Beach Road near La Punta Norte Guest Inn. No injuries have been reported. The detour is said to take over three hours.
Update:
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