Search And Rescue

• 13-year-old Australian boy makes ‘superhuman’ swim to save stranded family

  Rescue services in Western Australia said Austin Appelbee swam for four hours to shore — two while wearing a lifejacket, and two without.

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  Feb 2
  
• Surfer found alive, saved in daring rescue after missing for 30 hours at sea

  Footage of the rescue shows the Coast Guard airlifting the stranded surfer, who was found alone on a reef, to safety.

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  Jan 12
  
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• Okanagan search and rescue crews keep busy amid changing weather patterns

  'So far this month we’ve had nine calls in 15 days,' said Duane Tresnich. Crews say unpredictable weather patterns are contributing to hazardous conditions in the backcountry.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2025
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• ‘A huge concern’: Okanagan search crew warns of growing trend as another senior goes missing

  “It’s a huge concern. I think in the last year we’ve had probably a dozen like this, two currently missing,” said Central Okanagan Search and Rescue.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2025
• Alberta RCMP say missing 6-year-old boy has less than 5% chance of survival

  The chances of finding six-year-old Darius Macdougall are falling, search and rescue officials say. The Lethbridge, Alta., boy went missing a week ago.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2025
• Hiker recovering after 18-metre fall near Squamish

  36-year-old Margaux Cohen is recovering in hospital with a broken leg after falling 18 metres down a mountainside on Tricouni Peak near Squamish.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2025
• Hunter crushed by horse in northeastern B.C. rescued in nighttime parachute drop

  The call for help came around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, when the horseback rider was injured about 185 kilometres east of Fort Nelson.

  Jul 17, 2025
• Get outside, but get home safe: B.C. search-and-rescue teams make summer warning

  Calls to B.C. search-and-rescue teams always surge with the summer season. Here's what they want you to know to get home safe.

  Jul 10, 2025
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• A look at Nova Scotia’s specially trained K-9 search and rescue team

  When disaster strikes in Nova Scotia, a specially trained team of dogs and their handlers are ready to answer the call for help.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2025
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• Increased rescue calls on Okanagan forest service road lead to warning

  The surge in rescues is attributed to a combination of factors, including unexpected conditions along the route.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2025