Search And Rescue

• Injured snowboarder rescued from Vancouver Island backcountry

  A pair of snowboarders were plucked from the Vancouver Island backcountry Monday after an injury led to a chilly night in the mountains.

  Canada

  Nov 25
  
• Tracker honoured for decades of search and recovery work in northern Manitoba

  Wilson Moore of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation has spent well over 40 years in the bush and on the water searching for missing people — and with great success.

  Canada

  Nov 8
  
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• 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
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• 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
• Climbers seriously injured in rockfall on Squamish Chief

  Two rock climbers have been taken to hospital in critical condition after a rockfall on The Chief in Squamish, B.C. Thursday.

  Canada

  Aug 15
• Search for young child in Thames River turns to recovery effort in London, Ont.

  Emergency crews were called to Adelaide Street North and Kipps Lane at 3 p.m. on Thursday for reports that a young child had went into the river and failed to re-surface.

  Canada

  Aug 2
• Tough, busy weekend for Penticton Search and Rescue

  The work began Saturday when a paraglider became entangled in a tree following an emergency landing in the Penticton, B.C., area.

  Canada

  Jul 30
• Bodies of missing mountaineers recovered from Garibaldi Park

  The bodies of three experienced mountain climbers who went missing in May have been recovered from a mountain in Garibaldi Provincial Park, B.C. RCMP say.

  Canada

  Jul 8
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• Aerial search resumes for climbers missing near Squamish but weather still challenging

  A Squamish RCMP spokeswoman says the clearing conditions could allow an aerial assessment of the area before search and rescue teams are deployed in the "complex terrain."

  Canada

  Jun 5
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• Body recovered from Lake Ontario during search for watercraft rider near Grimsby

  A military plane, along with police boats and volunteers from South Shore Search and Rescue, responded to reports of a person in the water off Fifty Point, police say.

  Canada

  May 24