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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…
‘Did everything right’: Textbook rescue of injured snowmobiler in Okanagan
A group of three snowmobilers did everything right in their effort to get help for…
COSAR member started fire to keep hikers warm during rescue
The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team was called in to save a woman on…
Injured Okanagan Lake camper rescued by boat
Two women were picked up from the east shore of Okanagan Lake this morning after…
Climber rescued after getting injured at Kelowna Crags
A rock climber who injured himself at the Kelowna Crags was safely transported to the…
Hiker collapses and dies on West Kelowna trail
A tough start to the new year for volunteers with Central Okanagan Search Rescue who…
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue took nearly 100 calls in 2024
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue had a busy year in 2024 with dozens of rescues…
Two rescues in one day for COSAR
KELOWNA – The long weekend has barely begun, but Central Okanagan Search and Rescue is…
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue safety improved since hero’s drowning
Just over eight years ago, Sheilah Sweatman, a volunteer member of Nelson Search and Rescue,…
Canada Day search and rescue in Central Okanagan brings three hikers back home
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A Canada Day search and rescue mission in the Okanagan successfully brought…
Kelowna fire crews rescue injured hiker
KELOWNA — A woman was injured while hiking in the Crawford area of Kelowna yesterday.…
COSAR rescues two snowboarders near Big White
KELOWNA – When two snowboarders got lost on the back side of Big White they…
Central Okanagan search and rescue crews put in 3,500 hours in 2018
KELOWNA – The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue wrapped up a busy year in 2018.…
Search and rescue find Alberta motorcyclist near Kelowna
KELOWNA – Central Okanagan Search and Rescue were busy yesterday as they helped locate and…
Search and Rescue pulls injured biker off mountain near Kelowna
KELOWNA – An injured mountain biker was extracted from Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park yesterday afternoon by…
Summer fun keeps search and rescue busy in the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Summer fun had Central Okanagan Search and Recue hopping this weekend. A 60-year-old…
Volunteers to use e-bikes for Central Okanagan search and rescues
KELOWNA – People in need of aid by Central Okanagan Search and Rescue could soon…
Rescue group extracts sledder from Graystokes Provincial Park after heart attack
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A sledder who suffered a heart attack on the weekend is being…
Injured biker airlifted to safety in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – An injured mountain biker had to be airlifted to safety after injuring…
Military called to assist with Kelowna area mountainside rescue
KELOWNA – A military helicopter was called in last night after search and rescue crews…
Deceased dirt biker found in Bear Creek area
KELOWNA – Yesterday afternoon search crews and emergency workers combined efforts to recover a deceased…
Search crews find missing Kelowna senior seven kilometres from home
KELOWNA – Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crews hit the streets last night in Kelowna…
Rope rescue team saves Kelowna couple and dog trapped in ravine
KELOWNA – Kelowna firefighters rushed to the aid of a couple hiking with their dog…
Injured cyclist rescued on Myra Canyon trestles near Kelowna
KELOWNA – An injured mountain biker was rescued on the Kettle Valley Railway trails in…