Tag: Search and Rescue

Emergency crews and SAR work to locate Cowichan Tribes member 

Missing Person Justin Baumgardner -
Searches are being conducted in McAdam Park, along railway lines and near the Cowichan River to look for a missing Cowichan Tribes member.

Cowichan SAR and local brewery team up to raise money for new search and rescue facility

Community Mike Patterson -
Cowichan Search and Rescue is working with another partner to raise money to build a new search and rescue building in North Cowichan.

Comox search and rescue aircraft perform night rescue near Fort Nelson

Provincial my-cowichan-valley-now -
An injured horseback rider is recovering at a Prince George hospital after being rescued in a remote area of Northeastern BC by search and rescue aircraft from Comox on Vancouver Island. Late Tuesday evening, the rider required emergency medical aid in the wilderness 185 km east of Fort Nelson. Unable to reach the area due to the rugged terrain and darkness, the RCMP called for assistance from the Royal Canadian Airforce. A CC-295 Kingfisher plane and a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter were dispatched from 19 Wing Comox.

Long cold night for 13-year old lost along Cowichan River

Missing Person Mike Patterson -
A swim in the Cowichan River near Duncan on a hot summer afternoon turned into an overnight ordeal for...

Pilot dead after helicopter crash near Sayward

News my-cowichan-valley-now -
A helicopter pilot has died after crashing in a remote area near Sayward. Sayward RCMP said the crash happened at...

Island SAR team and forestry company collaborate for training, rescues and private land access

News Justin Waddell -
The MOU will allow for collaboration on training, rescues, and access to Mosaic land between Cook Creek and Lantzville.

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Environment
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