Coquitlam SAR was activated by Coquitlam RCMP at 3AM on Wednesday morning to search for a missing 67 year old man on Burke Mountain. The man, visiting family who live in the area, had been dropped off at the Port Coquitlam Fish and Game Club at the base of Burke Mountain at 3PM the previous day for …
Coquitlam SAR was activated by Coquitlam RCMP at 3:30 PM yesterday for a rescue of three lost hikers on Eagle Ridge near Buntzen Lake. The hikers could not find the trail and were very cold. They had cell contact, and SAR Manager Al Hurley was able to direct one of them to the summit of …
At 5:30 PM Wednesday Coquitlam SAR was contacted by the Burnaby RCMP to assist in the search for a missing 61 year old woman with dementia at Lougheed Mall. The woman was last seen at 1:30 PM that day, in the mall. The team activated and 22 members searched wilderness, parks and interstitial spaces between industrial, …
At 9:15 PM on Wednesday November 26th, Coquitlam SAR was informed of a medical rescue on Burke Mountain. A member of the public, a HAM radio operator, was scanning frequencies when he heard a distress call on an FRS Radio (also known as the Family Radio Service) frequency. The caller said his name and that he …
Coquitlam SAR was activated by Burnaby RCMP at about 13:00 on Saturday October 11th for a missing senior with dementia in south Burnaby. The 80 year old male was last seen by his family at 08:30 that morning. People with dementia are difficult to locate because they often do not know they are lost, do not ask …