Search and Rescue

12 firefighters and seven SAR members rescue a man and his dog, following a fall down a steep embankment. RDEK

‘Extremely lucky’: teen and pup OK after slide down B.C. embankment

Lengthy rescue operation extracts pair after rocky, 200-metre plunge near Elko

 

The Atwell Peak area of Mount Garibaldi, near Squamish, B.C. is shown from a helicopter, in this handout image provided by North Shore Rescue, taken on Wednesday June 5, 2024. North Shore Rescue crews search for three mountaineers missing since May 31 in the Atwell Peak area of Mount Garibaldi, near Squamish, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-North Shore Rescue

Searchers scan aerial video for clues about missing B.C. climbers

Mountaineers last seen May 31, physical search near Squamish temporarily suspended

 

The Atwell Peak area of Mount Garibaldi, near Squamish, B.C. is shown from a helicopter, in this handout image provided by North Shore Rescue, taken on Wednesday June 5, 2024. North Shore Rescue crews search for three mountaineers missing since May 31 in the Atwell Peak area of Mount Garibaldi, near Squamish, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-North Shore Rescue

‘Significant challenges’ suspend search for missing mountaineers near Squamish

RCMP say climbers’ families are requesting privacy ‘during this difficult time’

 

A spokeswoman for Squamish Search and Rescue in British Columbia says the area where three climbers have been missing since Friday is “socked in” with clouds and moisture, hampering efforts to find them. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Socked in’ weather hampers hunt for missing B.C. mountaineers

Trio have been missing since Friday after setting out on a climbing expedition near Squamish

A spokeswoman for Squamish Search and Rescue in British Columbia says the area where three climbers have been missing since Friday is “socked in” with clouds and moisture, hampering efforts to find them. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Logo and lights graphic by RCMP.

Searchers locate body of missing rafter near Prince George

The man was rafting on the Willow River and was reported overdue May 20

Logo and lights graphic by RCMP.
A dog that fell down a steep cliff in the North Shore mountains was reunited with its owner Tuesday (April 23). (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)

Dog reunited with owner after fall down steep slope in B.C. mountains

North Shore Rescue used helicopter to try and find the dog

A dog that fell down a steep cliff in the North Shore mountains was reunited with its owner Tuesday (April 23). (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)
The Juan de Fuca Trail is on the west side of Vancouver Island. B.C. Parks says hikers should be prepared for uneven ground and slippery conditions. (Landon Copplestone/Contributed)

Hikers help free man trapped in waist-deep mud on popular B.C. trail

A hiker’s ordeal on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail ends with help from strangers

The Juan de Fuca Trail is on the west side of Vancouver Island. B.C. Parks says hikers should be prepared for uneven ground and slippery conditions. (Landon Copplestone/Contributed)
Six skiers have been rescued in two separate operations in the mountains in southwestern British Columbia. Rescue crew members board a helicopter in Pemberton, B.C. in a Monday, Jan.12, 2015 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Steers

B.C. Search and Rescue teams safely get 6 skiers out of trouble

North Shore Rescue respond to separate incidents near Whistler and Cypress mountains

Six skiers have been rescued in two separate operations in the mountains in southwestern British Columbia. Rescue crew members board a helicopter in Pemberton, B.C. in a Monday, Jan.12, 2015 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Steers
Bunbun in the safe hands of a Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue volunteer. (RCMSAR - Facebook)

Sooke rescue mission hops to bunny’s aid

Bunbun stranded in a sailboat stuck in ice

Bunbun in the safe hands of a Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue volunteer. (RCMSAR - Facebook)
The former head of the B.C. Search and Rescue Association says volunteer search and rescue personnel have been bullied, threatened and disrespected by the province’s Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness. Search and rescue volunteers exit a trail on Eagle Mountain in Coquitlam, B.C., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Search and rescue volunteers say B.C. guilty of ‘institutionalized bullying’

Officials accuse B.C. government of ignoring pressing safety issues and leaving them in the dark

The former head of the B.C. Search and Rescue Association says volunteer search and rescue personnel have been bullied, threatened and disrespected by the province’s Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness. Search and rescue volunteers exit a trail on Eagle Mountain in Coquitlam, B.C., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Two teens and a dog were rescued off a snowy trail near Eagle Mountain on Saturday night (Jan. 6) after they lost the path and fot lost in deep snow. (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)

2 lost teens and dog rescued off snowy Metro Vancouver trail

The 3 accidentally wandered off the snow-shrouded path and lost their way in the woods

Two teens and a dog were rescued off a snowy trail near Eagle Mountain on Saturday night (Jan. 6) after they lost the path and fot lost in deep snow. (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)
The work of the Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary is the subject of a new documentary series on APTN starting this month. Photo by Kwassen Productions

Ocean Warriors patrol B.C. as Canada’s only Indigenous Coast Guard

Vancouver Island filmmaker shines spotlight on Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary in ‘Mision Ready’

  • Jan 5, 2024
The work of the Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary is the subject of a new documentary series on APTN starting this month. Photo by Kwassen Productions
North Shore Rescue members spent almost nine hours searching for and rescuing a hiker off of Pump Peak on Sunday, November 27, 2023. (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)

Hiker rescued off snowy B.C. peak after 9-hour overnight effort

Man fell down multiple 5-metre cliffbands and had no cell phone to call for help, SAR says

North Shore Rescue members spent almost nine hours searching for and rescuing a hiker off of Pump Peak on Sunday, November 27, 2023. (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)
North Shore Rescue members used a helicopter and night vision goggles to help hoist a lost hiker off of a steep incline near Squamish on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (North Shore Rescue)

Hiker rescued near Squamish after making 911 call moments before phone died

Man would have become ‘very hypothermic’ had he been stuck overnight, says North Shore Rescue

North Shore Rescue members used a helicopter and night vision goggles to help hoist a lost hiker off of a steep incline near Squamish on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (North Shore Rescue)
North Shore SAR rescued a hiker off a cliffside near Mount Fromme late on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 5), after the man followed a Google Maps trail that doesn’t exist. Google removed the trail off its maps app on Nov. 6, 2023. (North Shore Search and Rescue)

Hiker rescued off B.C. cliffside after taking non-existent Google Maps trail

North Shore SAR says no path exists from Mount Fromme to Kennedy Falls

North Shore SAR rescued a hiker off a cliffside near Mount Fromme late on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 5), after the man followed a Google Maps trail that doesn’t exist. Google removed the trail off its maps app on Nov. 6, 2023. (North Shore Search and Rescue)
The fallen hiker and his partner were taken to safety by a long-line rescue. (RMSAR/Special to The News)

Climber suffers 70m fall in Golden Ears Mountains, rescued by Maple Ridge team

Search and Rescue performs longline rescue to get couple off mountainside

The fallen hiker and his partner were taken to safety by a long-line rescue. (RMSAR/Special to The News)
Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue train in Golden Ears Mountains. In 2022, SAR teams across B.C. responded to 1,510 incidents.(Photo courtesy of RMSAR)

More than 1,700 people saved by B.C. search and rescue in 2022

Association projecting annual incidents to increase in coming years

Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue train in Golden Ears Mountains. In 2022, SAR teams across B.C. responded to 1,510 incidents.(Photo courtesy of RMSAR)
Ridge Meadows and Coquitlam Search and Rescue teams rescued an injured hiker in a party of three people attempting to climb Mount Robie Reid on Sept. 7. (RMSAR/Special to The News)

American hikers rescued from Golden Ears Provincial Park in multi-team operation

Coquitlam, Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue pulled 3 hikers from Mount Robie Reid

Ridge Meadows and Coquitlam Search and Rescue teams rescued an injured hiker in a party of three people attempting to climb Mount Robie Reid on Sept. 7. (RMSAR/Special to The News)
Sx Penticton search and rescue specialists and a Topflight helicopter had the difficult task of recovering the body of a hiker on McIntyre Bluffs in OK Falls. (Penticton & District Search & Rescue photo)

Hiker’s body recovered from mountain above Okanagan Falls

Penticton Search and Rescue along with a helicopter had the difficult task of recovery

Sx Penticton search and rescue specialists and a Topflight helicopter had the difficult task of recovering the body of a hiker on McIntyre Bluffs in OK Falls. (Penticton & District Search & Rescue photo)
Bernard Cloutier with some of his rescuers from Penticton Search and Rescue who saved the hiker from the Cathedral Lakes Park fire. (Submitted)

‘Frying into bacon for bears’: Penticton hiker saved from Crater Creek inferno

Bernand Cloutier grateful to Penticton search and rescue who performed the dramatic rescue

Bernard Cloutier with some of his rescuers from Penticton Search and Rescue who saved the hiker from the Cathedral Lakes Park fire. (Submitted)