Penticton Search And Rescue

• ‘Quick, positive outcome’: Penticton Search and Rescue comes to aid of lost hiker

  Penticton Search and Rescue was called Friday evening to locate and extract a hiker who got lost in the White Lake area.

  Canada

  Feb 17
  
• ‘Check your properties:’ West Kelowna, B.C. family appealing for help finding missing son

  After finishing up a dinner at home with his family on the evening of Jan. 31, 23-year-old Lucas Singer-Kraus disappeared without a trace.

  Investigations

  Feb 3
  
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• Helicopter needed to rescue injured climber from Skaha Bluffs

  It was the second rescue for PENSAR in four days, with an injured ATV rider needing rescuing on Friday.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2023
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• Body of missing hiker recovered near popular cliff in South Okanagan

  Oliver RCMP say they received a report on Monday of a man who went missing while hiking in the Vaseux Lake area on Sunday evening.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
• Penticton, B.C. crews perform complicated rescue at Skaha Bluffs

  The climber was found at 9:30 p.m. hanging from the harness five metres from the top of the cliff climbing feature called ‘Screeching Walls’.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2023
• Man falls from Enderby, B.C. cliffside, spends night awaiting helicopter rescue

  At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Vernon Search and Rescue were called to assist an injured hiker who had fallen down a slope in an area off the Enderby Cliffs trail.

  Canada

  May 8, 2023
• Penticton Search and Rescue respond to 2 callouts in a single day

  On Tuesday, PENSAR was called out to help find a lost senior in the afternoon, then to rescue a stranded ATV user in the evening.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2023
• ‘Stay safe’: Message from Columbia Valley Search and Rescue after busy start to March

  The organization, which services the Invermere area, has been called out to an avalanche that killed three people, an ice climber who fell 30 feet and two snowmobile rescues.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2023
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• Penticton, B.C. search and rescue locate stuck UTV operator

  Penticton Search and Rescue spent over five hours Saturday night rescuing a stuck UTV operator.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2022
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• Penticton Search and Rescue called out to 6 tasks in 17 days

  PENSAR said one search took 12 hours after a couple hiking in Cathedral Lakes Provincial Park activated their personal locator beacon.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2022