Rope Rescue

• Woman able to ‘crawl to the top’ of escarpment during rope rescue: Hamilton fire

  Hamilton fire says some 10 rescue units were dispatched to an area atop the Niagara escarpment early Wednesday to pull a person to safety.

  Fire

  Dec 20, 2023
  
• B.C. search and rescue volunteers take part in rope rescue training in Kelowna

  The yearly training is a major part of search and rescue and with a variety of terrain in B.C. volunteers need their skills to be perfect.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2023
  
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• Vancouver firefighters rappel down building to rescue trapped window washers

  Crews were called to the building at Georgia and Homer streets around 1:45 p.m., after the workers' platform froze midway up the building's exterior.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2023
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• 2 rescued from fall down embankment at conservation area in Dundas, Ont.

  Hamilton Paramedics say they treated a a pair of women near Ofield and Harvest Roads on Sunday afternoon. One was sent to hospital.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2022
• Man rescued in overnight rope rescue near Scenic Drive in Hamilton

  A man was rescued by firefighters early Tuesday after he fell from a path near Chedoke Radial Trail.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2021
• Cliff jumper rescued after getting swept up in dangerous Lynn Canyon current

  "He almost got swept over another set of currents into what I would call a terminal hazard," District of North Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services Assistant Chief David Johnson said.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2021
• Hamilton fire conduct rope rescue at Tew’s Falls

  Several emergency responders rescued a hiker at the Spencer Gorge Conservation Area.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2021
• 1 person sent to Saint John hospital after crash near Reversing Falls

  One person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle rolled down an embankment near Reversing Falls in Saint John early Sunday.

  Health

  Jun 7, 2021
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• Injured teen sent to hospital after rope rescue at Webster Falls: Hamilton paramedics

  Paramedics say the teen boy suffered injuries consistent with a fall after tumbling 12 metres from rocks on Friday afternoon.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2021
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• Woman hurt from fall off escarpment near Hamilton’s Princess Falls

  Emergency crews responded to a potential rope rescue call just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2021