News Items tag as: Central Okanagan Search and Rescue 2022

A helicopter with night-vision goggles would be nice: COSAR
December 23, 2022 - 10:55 AM

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue believes it has a solution to having to rely on outside agencies.
Injured snowmobiler rescued from Graystokes area
December 22, 2022 - 9:13 AM

A snowmobiler suffered a broken femur and a concussion in the Greystokes area last night
B.C. search and rescue teams brace for more Apple iPhone false alarms
December 14, 2022 - 12:02 PM

B.C. search and rescue crews are expecting more false alarms in the backcountry thanks to a new Apple crash detection feature on phones and Apple watches.
Badly injured dirt biker rescued after crash south of Kelowna
September 15, 2022 - 3:41 PM
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A dirt biker badly injured in a crash near Little White Mountain south of Kelowna was rescued last night.
Calgary man missing in Okanagan Lake near West Kelowna
June 20, 2022 - 4:15 PM

A search is underway for a Calgary man who jumped from a boat into Okanagan Lake near West Kelowna today and didn’t resurface.
Search continues for Kelowna woman missing near flooded creek
June 15, 2022 - 12:07 PM

The search resumed today for a 31-year-old Kelowna woman who went missing near Mission Greenway park and the raging creek that runs through it.
Woman rescued from rail trail in Myra Canyon near Kelowna
June 09, 2022 - 5:18 PM

A woman cycling with a friend on the Myra Canyon rail trail near Kelowna fell hard from her bike yesterday and needed help from search and rescue volunteers.
E-bikes a game changer for search and rescue operations in Central Okanagan
May 29, 2022 - 3:32 PM

The addition of e-bikes on search and rescue missions has been a game changer for the volunteers on the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team.
Lost 11-year-old boy located by Central Okanagan Search and Rescue
May 26, 2022 - 3:23 PM

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue volunteers were called to find a lost 11-year-old boy last night.
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue called out six times in one week
May 24, 2022 - 4:31 PM

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue was called out six times in seven days last week, marking its busiest week of 2022 yet.
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News Items tag as: Central Okanagan Search and Rescue 2022

A helicopter with night-vision goggles would be nice: COSAR

Injured snowmobiler rescued from Graystokes area

B.C. search and rescue teams brace for more Apple iPhone false alarms

Badly injured dirt biker rescued after crash south of Kelowna

Calgary man missing in Okanagan Lake near West Kelowna

Search continues for Kelowna woman missing near flooded creek

Woman rescued from rail trail in Myra Canyon near Kelowna

E-bikes a game changer for search and rescue operations in Central Okanagan

Lost 11-year-old boy located by Central Okanagan Search and Rescue

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue called out six times in one week

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