The B.C. Coroners Service has identified a Merritt man as the victim of a rodeo incident in the Chilcotin region.
Jason Lyle Coutlee, 44, was riding in the mountain race at the Redstone Rodeo near Alexis Creek, about 150 kilometres west of Williams Lake, on Aug. 17 when he fell from his horse.
He was taken to a clinic in Alexis Creek, where a helicopter was to transport him to Kelowna General Hospital. He died in transit.
The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating.
