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Central Okanagan Search and Rescue took nearly 100 calls in 2024
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue had a busy year in 2024 with dozens of rescues…
Hiker collapses and dies on West Kelowna trail
A tough start to the new year for volunteers with Central Okanagan Search Rescue who…
Climber rescued after getting injured at Kelowna Crags
A rock climber who injured himself at the Kelowna Crags was safely transported to the…
Injured Okanagan Lake camper rescued by boat
Two women were picked up from the east shore of Okanagan Lake this morning after…
COSAR member started fire to keep hikers warm during rescue
The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team was called in to save a woman on…
‘Did everything right’: Textbook rescue of injured snowmobiler in Okanagan
A group of three snowmobilers did everything right in their effort to get help for…
Snow bikers spend night in the cold after Kelowna rescue workers had to hunt for them
It took 12 hours to rescue three snow bikers in the Greystokes area east of…
2022 was COSAR’s third-busiest year since 1954
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue just has its third busiest year since it was established…
A helicopter with night-vision goggles would be nice: COSAR
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue believes it has a solution to having to rely on…
Saturday busiest day of the year so far for Central Okanagan rescue group
The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team has the busiest day of the year yesterday…
Kelowna sledders donate $15K to rescue group after being saved near Revelstoke
Three years ago, snowmobilers Andrew MacLeod and TJ Dumonceaux were saved by a search and…
Man who walked away from Lake Country crash found at home by search teams
A vehicle that lost control in Lake Country went flipping into an orchard and police…
Okanagan search and rescue team isn’t enthused about new app promoted by emergency responders
A new app being promoted by the RCMP and emergency dispatchers as an effective tool…
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue says 2021 busiest season ever
The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team has experienced a record-breaking year for call outs.…
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team uses UTV to help injured rock climber
Yesterday morning the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team attended to an injured rock climber…
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue needs help in funding new home
Volunteers who do everything from backcountry rescues to looking for lost children and missing seniors…
Outdoor enthusiasts kept Central Okanagan Search and Rescue busy this week
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crews were called out six times this week, marking one…
Search for missing Kamloops firefighter continues in Okanagan Lake today
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue and RCMP divers are once again searching the east end…
Search and rescue stands down in search for missing Kamloops diver in Okanagan Lake
After one of the longest search efforts in Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team’s history,…
Backcountry skier rescues himself at Big White
A major search effort was called off last night, March 8, after a backcountry skier…
Person in medical distress rescued in Fintry area north of Kelowna
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue volunteers were called to to help the RCMP in a search…
This Kelowna couple collects empties in backcountry to boost search and rescue fundraising efforts
In their third year of collecting empties out of the B.C. wilderness, Raymond Imbeau and…
Kamloops, Okanagan search and rescue teams prepare for busy backcountry season
Search and Rescue crews operating in Kamloops and the Okanagan are preparing for a busy…
Search for Kelowna woman with dementia ends well
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crews left their usual terrain and assisted with an urban…