Kamloops Search and Rescue

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Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteer members are all ages and from all walks of life. They share a common interest in providing important life-saving services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All team members are skilled in ground searches and are trained in the use of snowmobiles and UTVs. Interested individuals can also receive further training in rope, swift water, ice rescue, and other specialized disciplines. Strong community support, at many levels, allows us to provide this essential service.

KSAR is called out by the Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) to assist the RCMP, BC Emergency Health Services, and BC Coroners Office as well as providing alerts and evacuation assistance during events such as wildfires or floods for civic and municipal governments.

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Current members
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Number of tasks last year
99
Hours on task last year
99
Total volunteer hours

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🔴KSAR is continuing its search for the missing person who was last seen in the Thompson River on July 30th. Today's search efforts will focus on both the river water and its shores. KSAR asks the public to give them the space they need to conduct these operations safely and effectively. Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and support.(DG) ... See MoreSee Less

🔴KSAR is continuing its search for the missing person who was last seen in the Thompson River on July 30th. Todays search efforts will focus on both the river water and its shores. KSAR asks the public to give them the space they need to conduct these operations safely and effectively. Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and support.(DG)

🔴KSAR was called by BCEHS to assist in the rescue of a paraglider who crashed near Sabiston Creek Road. The individual sustained head and shoulder injuries and had several cacti stuck to him after a rough landing.
17 KSAR members attended, and by the time our team arrived, the Medevac team had already landed and stabilized the patient. Given the steep terrain, KSAR set up a rope and clutch system to safely lower the stretcher down the hillside.
The subject was successfully handed off to BCEHS for further care. We wish the paraglider a speedy recovery. (DG)
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🔴KSAR was called by BCEHS to assist in the rescue of a paraglider who crashed near Sabiston Creek Road. The individual sustained head and shoulder injuries and had several cacti stuck to him after a rough landing. 
17 KSAR members attended, and by the time our team arrived, the Medevac team had already landed and stabilized the patient. Given the steep terrain, KSAR set up a rope and clutch system to safely lower the stretcher down the hillside. 
The subject was successfully handed off to BCEHS for further care. We wish the paraglider a speedy recovery. (DG)Image attachmentImage attachment

🔴 KSAR will be actively searching both in the water and along the shores of the Thompson River today. We kindly ask the public to give our team the space needed to conduct these efforts safely and effectively.

Thank you for your cooperation and support. (DG)
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🔴 KSAR will be actively searching both in the water and along the shores of the Thompson River today. We kindly ask the public to give our team the space needed to conduct these efforts safely and effectively.

Thank you for your cooperation and support. (DG)

🔴7:35 PM KSAR is tasked by the RCMP to assist in the search for a person in the water near Overlander Bridge. The Swiftwater team and SAR members are en route. (DG) ... See MoreSee Less

🔴7:35 PM KSAR is tasked by the RCMP to assist in the search for a person in the water near Overlander Bridge. The Swiftwater team and SAR members are en route. (DG)

UPDATE Wednesday 7.30 am The Tsunami Advisory issued has now been cancelled.
UPDATE 6.45 pm A Tsunami Advisory, upgraded form an earlier Tsunami Watch, has now been issued for multiple parts of the B.C. coast
🔴A Tsunami Watch has been issued for B.C.'s north and central coasts, the west coast of Vancouver Island, and the Juan de Fuca Strait, including Greater Victoria due to a magnitude 8.7 earthquake in Russia around 4.25 pm on Tuesday.
A Tsunami Watch, according to EmergencyInfoBC, means that residents should move away from the ocean and stay alert for more instructions from officials. Stay updated by following PreparedBC or visit:
www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunami-29jul25/
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UPDATE Wednesday 7.30 am The Tsunami Advisory issued has now been cancelled. 
UPDATE 6.45 pm A Tsunami Advisory, upgraded form an earlier Tsunami Watch,  has now been issued for multiple parts of the B.C. coast 
🔴A Tsunami Watch has been issued for B.C.s north and central coasts, the west coast of Vancouver Island, and the Juan de Fuca Strait, including Greater Victoria due to a magnitude 8.7 earthquake in Russia around 4.25 pm on Tuesday.
A Tsunami Watch, according to EmergencyInfoBC, means that residents should move away from the ocean and stay alert for more instructions from officials. Stay updated by following PreparedBC or visit: 
https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/tsunami-29jul25/
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