Yesterday afternoon Coquitlam SAR was activated by BCEHS (BC Ambulance) for two hikers, one with a lower limb injury, on Burke Mountain.
Over the years the Port Coquitlam and District Hunting and Fishing Club has proven to be a key supporter of Coquitlam SAR. “The Gun Club” as it is affectionately referred to by SAR personnel, is situated on the flank of Burke Mountain and is an ideal staging area for SAR operations on Burke or the …
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 …
At 20:00 on Sunday, May 11th, 2014, Coquitlam SAR was activated to search for two lost hikers on Burke Mountain. The two subjects, both male and in their 20’s, had started hiking from Quary Road up the Goat Trail at 6:00, heading for Munroe and Dennett lakes. They got lost on the way back to their car, …
Coquitlam SAR was involved in two searches this Remembrance Day. The first search started the night before when the team was contacted by Coquitlam RCMP to look for two missing boaters on Pitt Lake. Ridge Meadows SAR was asked to assist immediately, and to bring their new boat. RCMP Air 1 was also brought in, …