Search And Rescue
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Kelowna, B.C., teens rescued in Black Mountain Regional ParkTwo Okanagan teens "did the correct thing" after becoming stranded in Black Mountain regional park: They stopped and phoned for help. The rescue was a textbook operation.CanadaMar 18
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Search suspended after woman swept away in Mamquam River near Squamish, B.C.Ground, air and kayak crews have been deployed to search the Mamquam River near Squamish, B.C., for a woman who was swept away by the water on Sunday.CanadaMar 18
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‘Tom saved a life’: U.K. man’s death on B.C. mountain leaves rescue legacyTom Billings vanished while hiking in November 2013, kicking off a massive search effort. In 2016, the 22-year-old's remains were finally located on Cypress Mountain.CanadaMar 8
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Multiple rescues on B.C. mountains in heavy snowSeveral people venturing into the mountains in southwestern British Columbia had to be rescued in separate operations over the weekend.WeatherMar 5
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Alberta man killed in avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C.An Alberta man was killed in an avalanche while travelling with a group of four friends in the backcountry near Revelstoke over the weekend.CanadaMar 4
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‘Know your phone’: B.C. search and rescue group attends 3 false crash-detection callsAfter responding to false emergency calls, Revelstoke Search and Rescue said 'the subjects were either completely unaware of this feature on their iPhone' or didn't hear it go off.CanadaFeb 24
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Search intensifies for Vancouver Island woman missing more than 1 weekSara Sherry, 45, of Errington was last seen on Feb. 15 driving a 2017 Nissan Frontier pickup truck near Highway 19 and the Northwest Bay Logging Road.CrimeFeb 24
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Stuck off-roader rescued by COSARAccording to COSAR, the lone driver used the cellphone’s SOS feature to connect to an emergency response call centre via satellite.CanadaFeb 17
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Missing West Kelowna man found dead, family confirms on social mediaThe family of Lucas Singer-Kraus confirmed on Saturday that the remains of the missing man had been found. Singer-Kraus, 23, disappeared on Jan. 31 after dinner at his family home.CanadaFeb 11
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6 B.C. search and rescue leaders pen finger-pointing letter to provincial governmentThe letter addressed to Premier David Eby, but sent to MLAs and members of the Official Opposition as well, points fingers at Emergency Management and Climate Readiness.CanadaJan 8
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