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What makes these senior rescue donkeys in Chase so special
Tucked on a farm in the Turtle Valley near Chase are almost 100 rescued donkeys.…
Merritt animal rescue group issues warning about imposters
A well established animal rescue society in Merritt is sounding the alarm after getting reports…
Five lost skiers rescued out of Big White’s backcountry
The Kelowna RCMP called on members of the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue to save…
Snow bikers rescued from North Okanagan backcountry
Vernon Search and Rescue volunteers pulled out two snow bikers over the weekend after they…
Dog rescued after falling through thin ice on South Thompson river in Kamloops
It took a community to come together in a Kamloops neighbourhood to rescue a beloved…
Snowmobiler needed to be rescued after suffering injury near Enderby
An injured snowmobiler was saved by the Vernon Search and Rescue team this weekend. The…
Helicopter flew from Vancouver to find lost skier at Mount Baldy
A helicopter flew into the South Okanagan from Vancouver to save a lost skier. Oliver-Osoyoos…
10 dogs rescued from snowy remote property in northern B.C.
Ten big dogs had to be rescued by BC SPCA from a remote property in…
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…
Last 3 years the busiest ever for Central Okanagan Search and Rescue
The last three years for the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue have been the busiest…
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…
Deaf and blind dog survives fall down ravine near Williams Lake
A blind and deaf stray dog took a hard fall down a ravine near Williams…
iN PHOTOS: Penticton firefighters save deer trapped on frozen Okanagan Lake
A mule deer got stuck on a frozen part of Okanagan Lake in Penticton this…
Penticton family dog rescued after five months on the loose in Sicamous
A dog in Sicamous was finally rescued after spending over five months outside evading capture…
Penticton search and rescue team uses snow machines to rescue stranded UTV operator
A UTV operator got stuck in the Sheep Creek Forest Service Road area over this…
Okanagan grader operator missing in Chute Lake Road area located
A maintenance worker needed to be airlifted to the hospital after going missing in the…
Woman in mental health crisis rescued from river in Kamloops
A woman experiencing a mental health crisis in Kamloops last week was pulled from the…
Woman rescued after sliding down Kelowna’s Dilworth Mountain
An 18-year-old women slid three-quarters of the way down Dilworth Mountain in Kelowna after climbing…
‘Traumatic experience’: Kamloops hiker’s dog survives fall from cliff
A Kamloops dog owner had to call for help when her springer spaniel fell 30…
Badly injured dirt biker rescued after crash south of Kelowna
A dirt biker badly injured in a crash near Little White Mountain south of Kelowna…
Stranded floaters rescued on Okanagan Lake near Vernon during storm
The storm that swept through the North Okanagan last night also swept away some floaters…
Three people taken to hospital after boat crashes in Oxbow Provincial Park
Three people were sent to the hospital last night after their boat crashed in a…
iN VIDEO: Abandoned dog who lead BCSPCA rescuers to her pups making full recovery
An amazing mother dog who recently saved her nine new born puppies is making a…
11 people rescued from capsized pontoon boat on Okanagan Lake
All 11 people on a rented pontoon boat were rescued after it overturned in Okanagan…