Search And Rescue

• Helicopter needed to rescue injured climber from Skaha Bluffs

  It was the second rescue for PENSAR in four days, with an injured ATV rider needing rescuing on Friday.

  Canada

  Sep 14
  
• Record-setting month for COSAR with 18 call-outs

  COSAR says most requests took place in the Central Okanagan, though it also assisted with searches in Vernon and Rock Creek.

  Canada

  Aug 1
  
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• 2 missing hikers found dead at bottom of ridge near Coleman, Alta.

  The bodies of two missing men who had been hiking in the Rocky Mountains were found Thursday at the bottom of a ridge at Mount Coulthard.

  Canada

  Jul 28
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• Injured rock climber rescued near Kelowna, B.C., after falling 30 feet

  BC Emergency Health Services and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue workers came to the aid of the man. He was taken to hospital in Kelowna with undetermined injuries.

  Canada

  Jul 22
• B.C. teen, 15, dies after falling into waterfalls near Revelstoke

  A teen hiking at Akolkolex Falls near Revelstoke, B.C. slipped and fell in Sunday evening. Her body was located on Monday by RCMP and search and rescue personnel.

  Canada

  Jul 19
• B.C. rescue teams to get specialized training in searches for people with dementia

  The Alzheimer Society of British Columbia and BC Search and Rescue Association inked a new agreement in June to help reduce the risk of people living with dementia becoming lost.

  Health

  Jul 12
• Search for hiker missing for 7 months on Vancouver Island will resume this weekend

  Sooke RCMP say Melissa McDevitt's disappearance has continued to be an active missing persons investigation and have remained in contact with her family.

  Canada

  Jul 6
• Search for 2 people missing after Quebec landslide a ‘colossal’ task: police

  A man and a woman went missing on Saturday after a major landslide along a Quebec river, which was engorged by torrential rain, swept them away.

  Canada

  Jul 3
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• Teen found alive in Golden Ears Park after being missing for over two days

  A 16-year-old was found Thursday after going missing Tuesday at Steve’s Lookout as part of an organized youth activity when she became separated from the group.

  Canada

  Jun 29
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• Missing camper found dead in Severn Township

  Ontario Provincial Police in Orillia say the search for a missing camper has ended with the 71-year-old's body found near Burrows Lake in the Township of Severn.

  Canada

  Jun 23