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Penticton SAR

Injured hunter rescued by helicopter near Keremeos

PENTICTON – A hunter with a serious cut was rescued by Penticton Search and Rescue team and a B.C. Ambulance helicopter yesterday. RCMP and B.C. Ambulance were called at about 11 a.m., Oct. 1, about a 39-year-old man had suffered a serious cut while hunting with a group of three others in the Ashnola River...

Dramatic rescue in Penticton Creek canyon

“FILTHY, SOAKED AND SAVED A LIFE” PENTICTON – Search and Rescue volunteers helped save the life of a woman who tumbled 75 metres in the Penticton Creek canyon last night. Local search and rescue crews were called out at about 8:30 p.m., July 24, to rescue the 54-year-old Penticton woman who had been hiking on...