This is the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team’s sixth call of the year
‘It could have been much worse,’ said resort senior vice president, Michael Ballingall
Tuesday night’s rescue was the SAR team’s second rescue in less than two weeks in the area
Hope, Chilliwack and Central Fraser Valley SAR dispatched
Consecutive rescues at opposite ends of Shuswap Lake make for a very long day for rescuers
North Shore SAR team braves considerable conditions to reach injured snowboarder
PENSAR had barely completed their first rescue of the day when they received a second call
‘People beyond ski resort areas of Seymour, Grouse, and Cypress go without cell reception,’ SAR warns
“This young man did everything right after things went wrong.”
The family activated their SOS beacon around 3 p.m. once they realized they could be facing a night alone in the mountains
Jon Ottesen, a VSAR member for more than 45 years, died suddenly on Jan. 2, 2021
Search and rescue members overcame ‘challenging’ rescue conditions at Hunters Range Tuesday
Search and rescue volunteers called to assist with incident on Owlhead
Two skiers were practicing flips off Postill Lake Road; COSAR called for helicopter rescue
Nick Rivers rappelled into the Little Qualicum River to save a man clinging between two waterfalls
Arrowsmith SAR team found man clinging to a log between two waterfalls
RCMP, Cowichan Search & Rescue, lead search in Skutz Falls area
Midway RCMP said a Good Samaritan helped track the suspect, then brought the arresting officer dry socks
Cpl. Phil Peters said the civilian helped police track, apprehend and eventually rescue the suspect
The family was off-roading when their truck battery died and became stranded
