Bc Rescue

• Missing hiker found in B.C. mountains wearing shorts and no shoes

  Searchers said he was lucky to be found, as he likely would not have made it through another night.

  Canada

  Jun 28
  
• Youth in critical condition after near-drowning on Vancouver Island

  Crews on Vancouver Island were called to Langford Lake Saturday for a water-rescue. The 17-year-old was hospitalized in critical condition.

  Canada

  Jun 16
  
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• North Shore Rescue saves hiker on Mt. Fromme cliff in night-vision operation

  North Shore Rescue said the area where the hiker was rescued is an extremely dangerous area. A hiker fell to his death two years ago at the exact same cliff.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2023
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• Base jumper rescued off Stawamus Chief face in Squamish

  A man whose parachute failed while base jumping ended up stranded some 300 metres down the face of the Stawamus Chief, prompting a Squamish Search and Rescue operation.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2023
• BC Search and Rescue calls fall to pre-pandemic levels, but still trending up

  Although calls for rescue were down in 2022 from the record high in 2021, SAR officials said statistics show that calls are still rising over a nearly 20-year period.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023
• 2 tourists rescued after lost overnight in snow storm in North Vancouver, B.C.

  Lucky for the tourists, some hikers that were very well prepared heard their cries for help around 12 p.m. Sunday.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2023
• Sailor and his 2 dogs rescued off B.C. coast by United States Coast Guard

  A sailor and his two dogs are recovering on Vancouver Island thanks to life-saving action by the United States Coast Guard.

  Dec 29, 2022
• Two airlifted to hospital after helicopter incident near Galiano Island

  An official with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said the incident happened around 12:15 Saturday afternoon, on Parker Island.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2022
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• ‘I dropped everything’: Rescuers hailed as heroes for saving mother and son lost in B.C. forest

  Members of a B.C. First Nation are being thanked for their quick work finding a missing child after he and his mother got lost in the woods.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2022
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• City of Calgary on standby to send help to areas impacted by floods in B.C.

  City administration told the Community Development Committee on Wednesday that there haven't been any requests for assistance from B.C., but emergency crews are on standby.

  Environment

  Nov 17, 2021