News Items tag as: Search and Rescue

Cell phones partially to blame for steady rise in B.C. backcountry rescues
September 08, 2017 - 2:30 PM

More Interior residents are getting lost in the woods because they're relying on their cell phones.
Penticton Search and Rescue called twice on Saturday
August 20, 2017 - 2:47 PM

PENTICTON - Because of two emergency situations on the weekend, Penticton and District Search and Rescue are encouraging people that frequency use cycling trails to download the Trailforks mobile app.
North Okanagan MP wants national medal for search and rescue volunteers
April 11, 2017 - 9:48 AM

VERNON – The volunteers that take on all the elements and nearly every landscape to locate missing people may soon qualify for a national award medal.
B.C. Interior backcountry searches end with multiple rescues
March 13, 2017 - 11:39 AM

KELOWNA - This weekend was busy for search and rescue teams as snowmobilers, skiers and a snowboarder were retrieved from various spots around the Interior.
Hikers missing for seven days in the backcountry tell their story
July 06, 2015 - 1:16 PM

KEREMEOS – An Ontario couple who went missing in the Similkameen Valley southwest of Keremeos late last month have have decided to share their experience.
UPDATE: Missing Ontario hikers turn up alive after a week in Similkameen backcountry
June 29, 2015 - 8:52 AM

KEREMEOS - Search-and-rescue crews were shocked when an Ontario couple missing for seven days walked out of the backcountry in southern British Columbia.
COSAR tips for back country travel
December 23, 2014 - 4:28 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – With the risk of avalanche slowly increasing over the last week in the regions surrounding the Thompson-Okanagan, Central Okanagan Search and Rescue have some tips to help keep you safe in the back country.
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News Items tag as: Search and Rescue

Cell phones partially to blame for steady rise in B.C. backcountry rescues

Penticton Search and Rescue called twice on Saturday

North Okanagan MP wants national medal for search and rescue volunteers

B.C. Interior backcountry searches end with multiple rescues

Hikers missing for seven days in the backcountry tell their story

UPDATE: Missing Ontario hikers turn up alive after a week in Similkameen backcountry

COSAR tips for back country travel

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