Members of Coquitlam SAR were involved in three searches this Sunday, as well as a large search and rescue exercise involving seven agencies, and spanning from Indian Arm to Pitt Lake. Three members of the team went to Vancouver Island to assist Cowichan SAR in the search for missing 79 year old Anthony Morley near Cowichan; over …
Coquitlam Search and Rescue is happy to announce that as of May 5th, 2014, our helicopter rescue group is fully operational, and capable of Helicopter Long Line Rescues, also known as HETS. This project, originally announced in March, 2011, has been over three years in development. Helicopter Long Line rescue, known locally as “HETS” (Helicopter …
At 18:45 on Monday July 1st, Coquitlam SAR was contacted by Coquitlam RCMP to look for a lost hiker on Eagle Ridge near Buntzen Lake. The subject, calling 911 to report himself lost, said he had started hiking with his dog at 10:30 on Canada Day. SAR Managers, unable to pinpoint his location using his …
Coquitlam SAR has been called on rescues twice in the past week, leading up to the Canada Day long weekend, the busiest SAR weekend of the year. On Sunday June 23rd around 15:00, the team was called to rescue a hiker with a badly sprained ankle on the Diez Vistas trail. The team used the …
Coquitlam Search and Rescue is planning our yearly Helicopter training day with Talon Helicopters on Sunday, June 2nd 2013, and this year we’re trying something new. We’ve invited Guardian UAV Services Canada (Guardian UAV) to attend and demonstrate some of their Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and related technology. Helicopter Rescue In order to maintain a high …