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Search And Rescue
Boaters rescued after accidental overnighter
KELOWNA – Members of Central Okanagan Search and Rescue were called to assist in the rescue of two people who became stranded after an evening of boating Monday. COSAR vice president Duane Tresnich says RCMP requested help searching a remote area of Okanagan Lake north of Rattlesnake Island after a report the engine of a...
Happy ending to missing dementia patient
KELOWNA — An 81-year-old man who walked away from his home at 1 a.m. today was found four hours later. Kelowna RCMP called in the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team to help find the dementia patient around the Glen Meadow Rd area of Glenmore. They conducted an urban search of the neighbourhoods around his...
Two days of searching for lost man ends well
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops Search and Rescue member says luck and teamwork were the biggest factors in rescuing an avid outdoorsman lost near Clinton this week. Mike Ritcey, a long time member of and dog handler with the local rescue group, says they were called out around 1 p.m. Tuesday when a caretaker failed to...
Injured hiker shares story of fear and rescue
ASPERGER’S SYNDROME ADDS TO STRESS KAMLOOPS — An infatuation with actress Emma Watson helped a 28-year-old man get through six hours of waiting for help after a dislodged boulder broke several of his bones while hiking on Mt. Savona. Matthew Corcoran, who was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome as a teen, was hiking with a friend...