On Sept 15th, 2012 Coquitlam SAR worked together with Talon Helicopters to practise hover exit/entry procedures, stretcher loading and HETS (Helicopter External Transportation System) insertion and extraction. 30 members took part in the training on a sunny, warm September morning. Ground SAR members were involved in HETS flights to orientate them to being flown …
Sept 14, 2012 Coquitlam SAR received a request for mutual aid from Ridge Meadows SAR. RMSAR had been out searching through the night for a 26 year old female lost in the area north of Pitt Lake. Coquitlam SAR responded with members for a ground team, SAR Managers and a swiftwater search team. As the …