Coquitlam SAR was asked three times this week to assist Ridge Meadows SAR with a search for a subject who fell into Gold Creek at the upper falls. On Wednesday evening the Helicopter Rescue (HETS) team was scrambled for a possible rescue early in the search. At this point members of Maple Ridge Fire Rescue, and BCAS …
Sept 14, 2012 Coquitlam SAR received a request for mutual aid from Ridge Meadows SAR. RMSAR had been out searching through the night for a 26 year old female lost in the area north of Pitt Lake. Coquitlam SAR responded with members for a ground team, SAR Managers and a swiftwater search team. As the …
In response to an overdue hiker in the Tingle Peak area Ridge Meadows SAR initiated a search on September 2, 2011. Assisting in the search were teams from North Shore, Central Fraser Valley SAR and Coquitlam SAR. On Friday afternoon Ridge Meadows was asked by the RCMP to respond to an overdue hiker in the …
Coquitlam SAR joined North Shore Rescue and Lions Bay SAR to search Stanley Park for a missing male. American actor Andrew Koenig had been missing since Feb 14th. Vancouver Police lead the search of the parks trail system and shoreline. A large group of friends also participated in the search. Unfortunately, Andrew Koenig was discovered …
At approximately 1100hrs on Sunday March 1st, 2009 a group of four friends were hiking near Barton Point on the Halvor Lunden trail above Buntzen Lake after having spent the night camping in the Lindsay Lake area. While moving across a snow slope, one member of their group slipped and fell approximately 10m. He came …