At 13:30 yesterday (Sunday, March 23, 2014) Coquitlam SAR was notified of an injured snowmobiler on Burke Mountain. The subject’s wife reported that he had rolled his machine, and suspected a shoulder dislocation. Unlike our search last week, the weather was co-operative, so the team activated our helicopter pre-plan, and mustered at Coquitlam Town Centre …
The team recently sent one of our newer members, Jordan Wycherley, on the Canadian Avalanche Association’s Industry Training Program (ITP) Avalanche Operations Level 1: Snowmobile course in Revelstoke, BC. Jordan, a long time snowmobiler, was determined to be eligible for the CAA’s bursary program for this course because of his connections to the local community, our …