Dan LeMay, from Grunthal, Man., was last heard from Sunday night while out on a snowmobile ride in Whiteshell Provincial Park.

Vernon Search and Rescue (VSAR) has received a handheld scanner to help it find people lost in local lakes faster. Every year, VSAR is dispatched on water searches. The new equipment is expected to help the search and rescue volunteers bring search subjects to medical help or give their family closure. “It’s a type of...

Search-and-rescue teams are warning that the combination of poor weather and dangerous snow conditions are a perfect recipe for disaster.

The man in his 30s left Whistler Thursday do go ski touring in the Elfin Lakes area, but failed to return in the evening.

Whistler RCMP said it was notified of the size three slide in the "Poop Chutes" area around 3:20 p.m.

Search and Rescue said a number of teens in different vehicles had driven up the icy road to Becker Lake but became hopelessly stuck, as did some parents who were called to help.

Penticton Search and Rescue said strong cellphone signals assisted with locating both subjects quickly.

"This young man made our task a little less difficult by staying in place and having some backcountry winter survival knowledge," South Cariboo Search and Rescue said.

Search-and-rescue aircraft were not immediately involved in the search for the boy, joining only after local rescue teams made two requests for assistance.

RCMP say they are searching for 69-year-old Kenneth Peter Surette, who was last seen travelling in a canoe on Sunday at 11 a.m.