Search And Rescue

Missing snowmobiler rescued in Greystokes area near Kelowna
The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team spent seven hours yesterday searching for a missing…

Phone app helps rescuers find injured hiker near Penticton
Members of Penticton Search and Rescue and the Penticton Fire Department came to the rescue…

Kamloops, Okanagan search and rescue teams prepare for busy backcountry season
Search and Rescue crews operating in Kamloops and the Okanagan are preparing for a busy…

Vernon and Kelowna Search and Rescue team up to find missing person
A significant search effort got underway Saturday night for a person who went missing on…

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue finds injured hiker, assists with boat incident, all in one night
The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team had a busy Tuesday night rescuing an injured…

Cyclist falls 150 feet from Kettle Valley Railway trestle
A Kelowna cyclist fell from a Kettle Valley Railway trestle and was transported to hospital…

UPDATE: Grizzly bear will not be captured after 58-year-old man attacked near Lillooet
A 58-year-old man was taken to hospital after being attacked by a grizzly bear near…

UPDATE: Hiker missing in Kelowna since Saturday located
The hiker who went missing on Little White Mountain on Saturday has been located. The…

Missing toddler walks 5 km along logging roads before being found near Beaverdell
A toddler who went missing in the Beaverdell area this week walked for roughly five…

Vernon SAR rescue hiker stung by unknown insect
A hiker had to be airlifted off a mountain near Vernon on Wednesday, July 29,…

Search continues for 22-year-old Edmonton man presumed drowned in Shuswap Lake
After searching the waters off a popular Shuswap beach for hours yesterday, emergency crews were…

Kelowna man in critical condition following glider crash
A Kelowna man remains in critical condition after crashing his glider in a remote area…

Search underway for possible body in Columbia River in Revelstoke area
The search for a body in the Columbia River in the Revelstoke area has resumed…

Flares fired from Shuswap lake sailboat lead to full rescue effort of empty boat
Salmon Arm RCMP is reminding lake users to let the authorities know a rescue has…

Vernon RCMP spend 3 days looking for hiker who wasn’t lost
RCMP officers, along with Vernon Search and Rescue volunteers, spent three days looking for a…