Search And Rescue
STAHN: The committed life of a search and rescue volunteer
I spent an evening with our local search and rescue members recently. It was kind of like being a kid playing dress up — I got to hang out and pretend I was one of them while they took part in a training session. But I honestly don’t think I could ever do what they...
UPDATE: Missing dirt biker found injured
KAMLOOPS - Search and rescue members were called out Saturday night to look for a missing dirt biker in the Duffy Lake and by early Sunday morning the rider had been found. According to Search Manager Alan Hobler, Kamloops Search and Rescue was called out Saturday when the rider did not return to Duffy Lake...
Groundbreaking training will help Vernon search and rescue help you
VERNON - Members of Vernon Search and Rescue are trying something new as they huddle around a helicopter watching a teammate dangle a few feet off the ground. The apparatus they're using is called a winch, and it will allow qualified technicians the ability to descend as much as 300 feet to the ground to...
Still no sign of man missing in the woods
KELOWNA – RCMP are still looking for a man who has been missing for almost ten months. Terrance Michael Landon, 57, was last seen on December 26, 2013 at a remote campsite east of Kelowna near James Lake. RCMP say Landon had been living in a tent trailer on Crown land for several months and...
WATCH: Vernon Search and Rescue to demo groundbreaking rescue technique
VERNON - Vernon Search and Rescue is taking its skill set to all new heights. The unit is launching a ground-breaking, two-year pilot project to test out an operation known as the Helicopter Winch Rescue. The procedure is used around the world, as well as inby the Canadian Coast Guard, the military and specialized emergency...
UPDATE: Body of missing Coldstream man found
VERNON - Vernon Search and Rescue located the body of a Coldstream man in the water by the wharf at Kal beach. RCMP divers were called and they recovered the body shortly after 1 p.m. today. The case is now in the hands of the B.C. Coroners Service. An RCMP appeal to the public to...
Vehicle tumbles down embankment, driver’s neck impaled with stick
VERNON - A local man remains in hospital with a neck wound after crashing his car over an embankment. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says officers were called to the 6000 block of Cosens Bay Road Sunday around 5:40 p.m. for a report of a vehicle over the embankment. “The driver, a 21-year-old Vernon man, was...
UPDATE: Woman rescued after falling 20′ into canyon pool
KAMLOOPS - A woman in her early 20s had to be rescued Thursday night after the rope her group was using to rappel in Tranquille Canyon broke, making her fall into a pool near the river below. "Basically they were trying to access a canyon with pools to go swimming," Kamloops Search and Rescue Search...
Tragedy and success for rescuers on busy Monday
KAMLOOPS - After two months with only a few calls for service local search and rescue members were called out on three separate searches Monday, including one requiring a rope team to recover the body of Barriere man from a rolled SUV. Kamloops Search Manager Alan Hobler says they were first called out shortly after...
Two hikers injured near Ellis Creek Canyon in last 24 hours
PENTICTON - Search and Rescue is conducting a medical evacuation for a woman who fractured her leg while hiking on the Ellis Canyon Trail. Fifteen Ground and Rope team members along with two Rescue trucks were dispatched to the area. PENSAR First Responders conducted emergency First Aid to stabilize and prepare the female patient for evacuation,...
Heading for the hills this weekend? Here are 11 ways to keep it safe
THOMPSON - OKANAGAN - If you're looking to dodge the tourists and get a more peaceful outing on your long weekend, a hike or a campout in the backcountry may be the best way of achieving a relaxing getaway. To keep it safe, members of the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team have some tips...
UPDATE: Missing ATV riders located
KAMLOOPS - Five members of Kamloops Search and Rescue were on their way to search for two missing ATV riders in the Campbell Creek Road area south of the city today but were quickly stood down when it was realized the riders simply decided to stay out for the night without telling anyone. Search Manager...
Search for submerged truck and possible occupants postponed due to safety concerns
VERNON - It could be weeks before dive teams can safely search for a submerged truck and the missing person who might be inside it. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says it’s too dangerous to send divers into fast-moving Shuswap River where a truck reportedly plunged into it. A witness told police the truck went off...
Boaters rescued after accidental overnighter
KELOWNA – Members of Central Okanagan Search and Rescue were called to assist in the rescue of two people who became stranded after an evening of boating Monday. COSAR vice president Duane Tresnich says RCMP requested help searching a remote area of Okanagan Lake north of Rattlesnake Island after a report the engine of a...
Rescuer still searching after 50 years
VERNON - After a 50-year run with search and rescue, Vernon’s Pete Wise has a quick answer when asked if he’s ready to retire. It’s a negative. Wise, 66, is as ready as ever to drop what he’s doing to drive out to the middle of nowhere as he was when he was 16. “It’s...