Coquitlam Search and Rescue was activated at 12:30 on Sunday July 24 to locate and rescue a subject who had been hiking with two friends on Eagle Ridge near Buntzen Lake and who had slipped and injured her shoulder. Although cell phone coverage is most often lacking in the backcountry, this group was lucky to to be able to get a …
Coquitlam SAR was asked by Ridge Meadows SAR to assist them with the rescue of a solo female hiker who had reported herself stranded, unable to move up or down, near Evans Peak in Golden Ears Park.
Coquitlam SAR was activated by Coquitlam RCMP at approximately 5:30 PM on Wednesday April 27th for two stranded hikers near Mount Beautiful. The two young men, between 19 and 21 years old, reported that they were exhausted and cold, with very little additional food or clothing.
Coquitlam SAR was asked to assist Ridge Meadows SAR with a medical rescue in Golden Ears Park late Saturday.
Yesterday afternoon at 13:30 Coquitlam SAR was activated to rescue two lost hikers on the Diez Vistas trail near Buntzen Lake. The hiker reported that they had lost the trail and did not know where they were. They were cold, it was raining and close to zero degrees. However, Coquitlam RCMP had managed to ping their cell …