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Search And Rescue
Missing Alberta snowmobilers found safe near Sicamous
SICAMOUS – A pair of snowmobilers who went missing Sunday evening were found in good…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna snowmobilers rescued near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE – Two Kelowna men missing on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke for almost 24 hours…
Helping the rescuers: Vernon SAR needs your votes
VERNON – This time, Vernon Search and Rescue needs your help. The volunteer organization is…
Cell phones partially to blame for steady rise in B.C. backcountry rescues
More Interior residents are getting lost in the woods because they're relying on their cell…
Penticton Search and Rescue called twice on Saturday
PENTICTON – Because of two emergency situations on the weekend, Penticton and District Search and Rescue…
Hang glider narrowly survives crash after losing control in the air near Vernon
VERNON – A hang glider is lucky to be alive after losing control of the his…
Vernon Search and Rescue members step up to shave down response times
VERNON – As call outs for Vernon Search and Rescue’s helicopter team continue to soar,…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Why you should stay clear of flooding creeks and streams
'IF YOU ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE, IT WILL COLLAPSE' THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – You might…
UPDATE: RCMP dive team recovers woman’s body from Thompson River near Ashcroft
KAMLOOPS – A woman's body was recovered from a submerged pickup truck in the Thompson…
Missing man’s body found near North Okanagan cabin
LUMBY – The body of a man who has been missing since April 1 was…
North Okanagan MP wants national medal for search and rescue volunteers
VERNON – The volunteers that take on all the elements and nearly every landscape to…
Four snowmobilers helped from the backcountry by Vernon Search and Rescue
ENDERBY – Vernon Search and Rescue went out to locate two missing snowmobilers over the…
iN PHOTOS: Helicopter and rope rescue team save injured hiker
KAMLOOPS – Yesterday rescue crews were called to help an injured hiker stranded on a…
VIDEO: Vernon teens picked up by chopper after getting stuck on cliff
VERNON – Two teens out looking for the perfect vantage point for a photo wound…
B.C. Interior backcountry searches end with multiple rescues
KELOWNA – This weekend was busy for search and rescue teams as snowmobilers, skiers and…
Snow biker shares how he survived a night in the North Okanagan backcountry
'I FIGURED I’M PROBABLY SPENDING THE NIGHT, SO I BETTER GET MY ASS OFF THIS…
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…
Kamloops Search and Rescue send reinforcements to help search for missing Enderby woman
NORTH OKANAGAN – Search and Rescue teams are ramping up their efforts to find a…
UPDATE: Kamloops Search and Rescue uses helicopter to rescue man from mountainside
KAMLOOPS – A man has been rescued by Kamloops Search and Rescue from a mountainside…
Rescue personnel share advice after dramatic search for father and son on Okanagan Lake
VERNON – Vernon Search and Rescue is reminding the public to take precautions after a…
Spike in abandoned campfires in Kamloops Fire Centre on long weekend
KAMLOOPS – Vacationers in the region's campgrounds need to check their fires before leaving. With…
Search for missing man in Vernon ends quickly thanks to good samaritan
VERNON – A good samaritan helped shape a happy ending in the search of a…
Armstrong hiker reported missing was ‘having a great time in the mountains’
VERNON – An Armstrong man on a solo hiking expedition in Monashee Provincial Park was…
Salmon Arm residents can aid search for missing senior by checking properties, vehicles and outbuildings
SALMON ARM – As Shuswap Search and Rescue enters its third day searching for a…