BC Search And Rescue

• B.C. search and rescue teams in talks for helicopter approval autonomy

  The Ministry of Emergency Management approves, or rejects, requests from search and rescue teams when a helicopter is required for a rescue and 'it's not serving anybody at all.'

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2024
  
• B.C. search and rescue teams say helicopter approval delays are hampering rescue efforts

  Search and rescue teams in Fernie and Squamish said recent requests for helicopters have initially been denied, leaving them and those needing rescue in the lurch.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2024
  
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• Be prepared, reduce injury risk this long weekend: B.C. Search and Rescue

  ‘We want to keep search and rescue task numbers as low as possible and reduce the severity of any tasks that do happen,’ said BCSAR.

  Canada

  May 16, 2024
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• B.C. Search and Rescue warns of overreliance on online maps

  B.C. Search and Rescue says using a backcountry road during a highway closure may be tempting, but it can lead to being stuck and needing help.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2023
• BC Search and Rescue creates ‘Adventure Hub’ to assist outdoor enthusiasts

  It is free to use and to help grow the database, B.C. outdoor recreation organizations can request to be added.

  Education

  Oct 28, 2023
• Desperate search continues for missing Whistler senior 

  Search and rescue personnel from B.C.’s South Coast are assisting in the Saturday search, trying to locate Robert McKean and his dog Lexi.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2023
• Squamish Search and Rescue seeking community votes as finalist in Defender Service Awards

  Squamish Search and Rescue says it needs community support and votes to help it win a Land Rover Defender and a cash prize.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2023
• 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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• 1,019 lives saved in 2022: BC Search and Rescue year in review

  More than 3,400 volunteers, armed with 78 helicopters, spent more than 440,000 hours in service in 2022.

  Health

  Sep 16, 2023
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• 2 missing hikers found dead at bottom of ridge near Coleman, Alta.

  The bodies of two missing men who had been hiking in the Rocky Mountains were found Thursday at the bottom of a ridge at Mount Coulthard.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023