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Helping the rescuers: Vernon SAR needs your votes
VERNON – This time, Vernon Search and Rescue needs your help. The volunteer organization is…
Canada Day weekend busiest time for province’s search and rescue teams
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With Canada Day creating a long weekend this year, search and rescue teams…
Volunteers search for lost stuffed bunny in Princeton
PRINCETON – Search and rescue members took to the streets of Princeton this weekend to…
Fallen rock climber rescued near Penticton
PENTICTON – A rock climber seriously injured in a fall at the Skaha Bluffs Provincial…
Two snowmobilers buried by avalanche north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – An avalanche in an area northwest of Blue River has claimed the lives…
Stranded snowmobiler rescued in the South Okanagan
OKANAGAN FALLS – A snowmobiler stranded after going out for a ride in the Allendale…
Search and rescue groups could get more funding
KELOWNA - Search and rescue volunteer organizations are a step closer to receiving more funding from the province. A funding model that has been in development for two years is being sent out to other search and rescue groups in the province for input before it gets forwarded to the government. Director Jim McAllister of...
Medical rescue on Enderby Cliffs
VERNON - A female hiker in medical distress was rescued by the Penticton Search and Rescue helicopter team Tuesday afternoon. A Vernon Search and Rescue team was called to the Enderby Cliffs area for a female in medical distress Tuesday, July 14, and when they arrived they realized an air evacuation would be best because...
Kamloops search and rescue going to the dogs
A LOOK AT THE ONLY VALIDATED SAR DOGS IN SOUTHERN INTERIOR KAMLOOPS - If you’re lost, they can help find you. If you’re hurt, they can help save you. They are some of the most important, yet underrated members of search and rescue teams and there are less than 20 of them in the entire...
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,...