Search And Rescue

Mother of missing man Ryan Shtuka finds purpose sharing her knowledge of extensive search
Heather Shtuka has never stopped searching for her son, Ryan, after he went missing on…

‘Slap in the face’: Kelowna search and rescue group targeted by thieves
Central Okanagan Search and Resuce volunteers have fallen victim to crime after gear was stolen…

Missing Alberta man presumed drowned in Mara Lake
An Alberta man is missing and RCMP presume he drowned in Mara Lake yesterday. The…

Owners, friends not giving up finding Peachland dog missing for five weeks
A dog that went missing from its home in Peachland over a month ago was…

Woman swept away in Similkameen River
Keremeos RCMP officers and search and rescue crews are hoping to find a woman who…

Central Okanagan search team answers record number of calls for help
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crew members responded to a record-breaking number of calls last…

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,…

Rookie search and rescue dog finds missing elderly Kelowna man in minutes
Chase the search and rescue dog found his first missing person in Kelowna this morning.…

Backcountry skier rescues himself at Big White
A major search effort was called off last night, March 8, after a backcountry skier…

Vernon search crews called to rescue parents rescuing teens
When the first vehicle got stuck, they called for back-up. When the back-up vehicle then…

Body of man missing in Kamloops’s Thompson River found by divers
RCMP divers have found the body of a man who went missing in the North…

Two women rescued near Penticton thanks to good cell phone coverage
In two separate instances on Saturday, Penticton Search and Rescue were able to rescue two…

Vernon Search and Rescue mourns death of dedicated member
Vernon Search and Rescue crews are mourning the death of a long-standing member of their…

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…

COVID-19 kept Central Okanagan Search and Rescue busy
COVID-19 may have curtailed a lot of social activity but more people were prompted to…