Rope Rescue
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Latest in string of rescues from Vancouver embankment raises concernsRescuers had to rappel down about 45 metres (150 feet) to the bottom of the Grandview Cut, a human-made ravine that serves as a right of way for CN Rail and the SkyTrain.CrimeMay 10
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Woman able to ‘crawl to the top’ of escarpment during rope rescue: Hamilton fireHamilton fire says some 10 rescue units were dispatched to an area atop the Niagara escarpment early Wednesday to pull a person to safety.FireDec 20, 2023
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B.C. search and rescue volunteers take part in rope rescue training in KelownaThe 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.CanadaApr 16, 2023
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Vancouver firefighters rappel down building to rescue trapped window washersCrews 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.CanadaMar 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.CanadaAug 29, 2022
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Man rescued in overnight rope rescue near Scenic Drive in HamiltonA man was rescued by firefighters early Tuesday after he fell from a path near Chedoke Radial Trail.CanadaJul 20, 2021
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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.CanadaJun 27, 2021
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Hamilton fire conduct rope rescue at Tew’s FallsSeveral emergency responders rescued a hiker at the Spencer Gorge Conservation Area.CanadaJun 21, 2021
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1 person sent to Saint John hospital after crash near Reversing FallsOne 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.HealthJun 7, 2021
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Injured teen sent to hospital after rope rescue at Webster Falls: Hamilton paramedicsParamedics say the teen boy suffered injuries consistent with a fall after tumbling 12 metres from rocks on Friday afternoon.CanadaApr 9, 2021
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