Penticton Search And Rescue
Search teams find woman lost overnight on Okanagan Mountain
PENTICTON – A hiker reported missing yesterday evening has been located. Penticton RCMP spokeperson Cpl.…
Man whose body was found in Myra Canyon identified
KELOWNA – The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the man whose body was found at…
Injured cyclist rescued from Naramata trail
PENTICTON – A cyclist stranded on wet, slippery terrain in the Three Blind Mice area…
Injured off-road motorcyclist rescued in hills east of Penticton
PENTICTON – Search and rescue volunteers were called in to find and evacuate an injured…
Province seeks out Penticton Search and Rescue for funding grant
PENTICTON – A provincial government funding announcement today has given Penticton Search and Rescue some…
Penticton helicopter team comes to rescue of Okanagan cyclist
PENTICTON – A helicopter rescue team came to the rescue of a severely injured cyclist…
Penticton Search and Rescue add drones to their rescue toolkit
PENTICTON – Penticton Search and Rescue have a new tool to add to their rescue…
Fallen rock climber rescued near Penticton
PENTICTON – A rock climber seriously injured in a fall at the Skaha Bluffs Provincial…
South Okanagan search and rescue teams prepare for upcoming busy season
PENTICTON – With tourist season just around the corner, local search and rescue groups are…
Penticton Search and Rescue members ready to train public in preventing outdoor emergencies
PENTICTON – Penticton Search and Rescue members put an emphasis on being prepared during last…
Stranded snowmobiler rescued in the South Okanagan
OKANAGAN FALLS – A snowmobiler stranded after going out for a ride in the Allendale…
Penticton Search and Rescue’s busiest year yet
PENTICTON - Penticton Search and Rescue was called upon in 2015 like no other year before it. Search and Rescue President Dale Jorgensen says 2015 was “one heck of a year” for the search and rescue team as he offered year-end reflections to the media today, Dec. 30. He said Penticton Search and Rescue answered...
Missing snowboarder rescued at Big White
KELOWNA – Volunteers from two Search and Rescue organizations in the Okanagan sprang into action when a snowboarder at Big White Ski Resort was reported missing last night, Nov. 28. The big worry was the lost snowboarder wasn’t dressed to survive with the below freezing temperatures on the mountain overnight. Penticton Search and Rescue members...
Searchers find missing woman in Naramata
NARAMATA – Searchers found a missing woman in the Kettle Valley Rail Trail area in Naramata this morning. Search and rescue volunteers from Naramata and Penticton were called out to find the missing woman in the Arawana Forestry Road area, Nov. 8., according to witness reports. The woman was found cold and wet by Naramata...
Penticton search and rescue targeted by thieves
PENTICTON –The volunteers with Penticton Search and Rescue showed up at the group’s hall Saturday morning, Oct. 24, for a training exercise to find they were the victim’s of a break-in and theft. “We sure got a shock,” president Dale Jorgensen says in a media release. Thieves broke into two of the organization’s trailers. A...