Jill Jellett from Peachland writes about a sighting on June 27th, 2006, in Summerland
My husband & I were eating dinner at Shawnesey's Bay Marina Restaurant in Summerland, which is a lake side restaurant. I was facing south towards the right hand side of this cove. I had been watching a person throw something for a golden retriever dog. He was swimming out and fetching it. This went on for awhile, then they left. The evening was very still, no boats out. The water was flat. Then something in the same area caught my eye. I thought the dog was back. But this thing was a different colour and shape. It rose straight up out of the water about 3 feet. I asked my husband (whose back was to it) if there were any seals here in the lake. He said no they were salt water. So I said then what's that?? At that point it raised up about 5 plus feet straight up. It appeared to be
smooth and the colour and texture reminded me of a seal. It was facing away from me so I did not get a frontal view. It was rounded, not a pointed nose like a seal. And then it went straight down again, as silently as it had
raised. This was no fish. I have seen sturgeon in Ontario, this wasn't a sturgeon. I would estimate it was about 14 inches thick (using the dog as a estimate). I wish I had brought my camera!

Jill Jellett, Peachland BC, recently moved to the area from Alberta