Search and Rescue

• Lake Erie search underway for missing Port Burwell boater: OPP

  Police say the boater departed from Port Burwell around 2 p.m. in a white coloured 21-foot Striper with a black-coloured canopy and did not return at night as expected.

  Canada

  Aug 10
  
• Man who died paddle boarding at Elk Island remembered as ‘hard-working’ family man

  A 42-year-old man whose body was recovered from Astotin Lake at Elk Island Park on Monday is being remembered by friends and loved ones. 

  Canada

  Jul 26
  
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• Crews continue to search for missing paddle boarder in Elk Island Park

  Emergency crews were called to Elk Island National Park Saturday evening after it was reported a paddle boarder had gone missing while on Astotin Lake.

  Canada

  Jul 23
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• Keremeos Search and Rescue shuts down due to lack of volunteers

  The last two members of Keremeos Search and Rescue said made “the very difficult decision to close the group down.”

  Canada

  Jul 22
• UPDATE: OPP say body found in Guelph lake is that of missing swimmer

  The identity of the deceased is being withheld until investigators have notified next of kin.

  Canada

  Jul 18
• 1 dead, 1 injured in UTV accident in Lake Country

  Central Okanagan Search and Rescue says it was called out to Spion Kop shortly before 5 a.m., for a UTV accident involving two people.

  Canada

  Jul 2
• Busy weekend prompts summer safety warning from North Shore Rescue

  Crews were dispatched four times over the sunny weekend, twice for hikers that ended up in "pretty precarious" situations in steep drainages.

  Canada

  Jun 28
• Busy start to summer for Penticton Search and Rescue

  From June 18 to 25, the search and rescue organization said it was called out to five tasks.

  Canada

  Jun 28
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• Outdoor enthusiast from U.S. missing in southeast B.C.

  Police say Peter Jolles, 46, of Virginia, set out on Sunday, June 19, on a solo kayaking trip and that he failed to appear at his designated pickup location.

  Canada

  Jun 21
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• ‘The robots are coming’: Calgary researchers working on rescue robots for disasters

  The robot is a man's height with a space-age helmet for a head, working arms and legs, and interchangeable hands. It looks like a cross between RoboCop and a Transformer.

  Canada

  Jun 20