Kamloops fire captain Brian Lannon failed to resurface after a recreational scuba diving excursion near the William R. Bennett Bridge in Kelowna, B.C., on May 15.

The tragic stories emerging from South Korea as authorities recover the bodies of 40 passengers still missing from a sunken ferry provide a brief glimpse into the jobs of search and rescue divers.

EAGLE BAY, BC – When the Ralston’s show up with the Kathy G, you know there’s a family desperate to find a missing loved one. Gene and Sandy Ralston have been volunteering their time for years in the search for bodies in various lakes around North America. They arrived on Shuswap Lake Tuesday to pick...