COSAR comes to aid of person in distress, 2nd call for help in 2021

The new year is less than a week old, but Central Okanagan Search and Rescue responded to its second call for help of 2021 on Tuesday.

COSAR says it received the request around 8 p.m., for a person in medical distress in the Fintry area.

The search and rescue agency says Fintry is normally served by Vernon Search and Rescue, but that they were busy looking for a snowmobiler in the Mara Lake area, so it stepped in to help.

Eighteen COSAR members were involved in the search, with a search boat also patrolling the shoreline.

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The subject was located around midnight and was taken to a waiting ambulance.

COSAR said it had a record year for calls in 2020 with 81 tasks.

Of note, COSAR said Vernon Search and Rescue’s Tuesday search also ended successfully.

COSAR also issued a reminder to backcountry users to check avalanche conditions, leave a trip plan and to bring the 10 essentials.

For more about adventure preparation, click here.

1:19 Injured snowmobiler rescued by Vernon Search and Rescue