On Thursday, August 2nd at 17:30, Coquitlam SAR was asked by Port Moody Police Department to search for two missing 20 year old women with special needs in the Sasamat Lake area. The women, on an outing with a school group, wandered away from their care givers around noon. The team arrived at 18:30, and …
On Monday, June 11th, Coquitlam SAR was tasked by BC Ambulance Service to rescue an injured motorcycle trials rider in the Belcarra area. The rider had fallen from his bike, and he suspected he had broken his lower leg. A rapid response from Coquitlam SAR members in the area saw a team heading up the trail towards the …
At 6:30 pm on Sunday, April 7, 2012 Coquitlam Search and Rescue (Coq SAR) received a call from the Coquitlam RCMP that there were three lost hikers on Eagle Mountain in the Buntzen Lake area. The team was quickly activated due to fading light and Talon Helicopters was dispatched to get team members to the …
When someone finds a foot in a boot on the shores of Sasamat Lake, any SAR member must wonder whether someone was reported missing, and since Sasamat is in the middle of Coquitlam SAR’s search area, must also wonder if he or she had searched for them. The boot, a picture of which is reproduced below, was found by a …
Coquitlam SAR experienced a rare occurrence in Search and Rescue….two calls right after each other. On Saturday, October 15th at approximately 1545hrs, Coquitlam SAR was contacted to assist with the rescue of a injured adult male mountain biker on Burke Mountain. The injured biker was located on “Frank’s trail,” known to Coquitlam SAR members who …