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23 Oct 2017

Search ramps up for B.C. woman after dog, car found near Ashcroft

— Chemainus Valley Courier — Jenny Lynn Larocque’s vehicle and dog were found in Venables Valley, but there is no sign of her. Read the full story here. Source: http://www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca/news/search-ramps-up-for-b-c-woman-after-dog-car-found-near-ashcroft/ Image Credit: Prince George RCMP

19 Oct 2017

SEARCH TEAMS FIND THE VEHICLE AND DOG OF A MISSING PRINCE GEORGE WOMAN

— Radio NL — It’s a case of hoping for the best, but fearing for the worst for a missing Prince George woman. Read the full story here. Source: http://www.radionl.com/2017/10/19/search-teams-find-the-vehicle-and-dog-of-a-missing-prince-george-woman/ Image Credit: Handout Photo

05 Sep 2017

Kamloops Search and Rescue tasked to help one of their own

— iNFOnews.ca — KAMLOOPS - It's been a fairly quiet summer for Kamloops Search and Rescue, but during the last long weekend of the season they received a call they weren't expecting. One of their own search and rescue team members called Sunday morning, Sept. 3, to say they were hurt and needed help. Read the full story here. Source: http://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-search-and-rescue-tasked-to-help-one-of-their-own/it45851 Image Credit: Mike Ritcey - Kamloops Search & Rescue

28 May 2017

Body of missing Cache Creek fire chief Clayton Cassidy located

— Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal — Ashcroft RCMP confirmed on Sunday, May 28 that the body of missing Cache Creek fire chief Clayton Cassidy was located late on the evening of Saturday, May 27. “We’re happy in one way, sad in another,” said one of Clayton’s brothers, Patrick Cassidy, following the news. Read the full story here. Source: http://www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com/news/body-of-missing-cache-creek-fire-chief-clayton-cassidy-located/ Image Credit: Handout Photo

23 May 2017

Kamloops Search and Rescue helps out injured mountain biker

— From iNFONews.ca — KAMLOOPS - A group of mountain bikers in the Kamloops area "did everything right" when they realized an injured friend needed medical attention. Kamloops Search and Rescue manager Alan Hobler says crews responded to a report of an injured mountain biker on Sunday, May 21. Hobler said there was fear the injured biker was suffering from a spinal injury, but they friends he was biking with in the Jamieson Creek Forest Service Road area took good care of him and called for assistance. "I think they did everything right," Hobler said. "They were equipped, they had…

24 Apr 2017

Injured elderly woman rescued from trail south of Kamloops

— From InfoNews – KAMLOOPS – Search and rescue crews carried an injured woman on a stretcher along icy trails for more than a kilometre from the wooded area of McConnell Lake south of Kamloops yesterday. The woman, in her 70s, was taken to hospital after crews safely transported her from the area where she fell to the waiting ambulance, according to Alan Hobler with Kamloops Search and Rescue. Source: http://infotel.ca/newsitem/injured-elderly-woman-rescued-from-trail-south-of-kamloops/it41900 Image Credit: KSAR

06 Feb 2017

Report of two in the Thompson River was actually a dog and owners

— From InfoNews.ca – KAMLOOPS – After patrolling the Thompson River, Search and Rescue crews learned it was actually a dog and its owners that had fallen through the ice. Search manager Alan Hobler says KSAR were deployed to the Thompson River when someone called in with a report of two people struggling in the river east of Lafarge. Read more at: http://infotel.ca/newsitem/rescue-crews-deployed-after-two-fall-into-thompson-river/it39340 Source: UPDATE: Report of two in the Thompson River was actually a dog and owners http://infotel.ca/newsitem/rescue-crews-deployed-after-two-fall-into-thompson-river/it39340 Image Credit: KSAR

16 Jan 2017

KSAR assists Wells Grey SAR with injured snowmobiler

-- From North Thompson Times-- In what has been described as a "dramatic rescue", members of Wells Gray Search and Rescue, Kamloops Search and Rescue, and others evacuated an injured snowmobiler from the mountains near Avola Sunday morning. Source: KSAR assists Wells Grey SAR with injured snowmobiler http://www.clearwatertimes.com/breaking_news/410775265.htmly Image Credit: North Thompson Times

15 Jan 2017

Search and rescue underway in Clearwater backcountry

-- From CFJC -- Kamloops Search and Rescue is one of two teams involved in a search and rescue operation in the Clearwater backcountry this morning. Source: Search and rescue underway in Clearwater backcountry http://cfjctoday.com/article/555698/search-and-rescue-underway-clearwater-backcountry Image Credit: CFJC Today

06 Dec 2016

Why a lost Kamloops hunter is a reminder being prepared can save your life

-- From InfoNews.ca -- KAMLOOPS - It was just before 11 p.m. on a cold December night when Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers received a call about a missing hunter north of the Lac du Bois Grasslands. Source: Why a lost Kamloops hunter is a reminder being prepared can save your life http://infotel.ca/newsitem/why-a-lost-kamloops-hunter-is-a-reminder-being-prepared-can-save-your-life/it37583 Image Credit: ASHLEY LEGASSIC /InfoTel Multimedia