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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 members gathered in uncertain weather at Buntzen Lake this Sunday for a helicopter long line rescue training event. Two teams of SAR members ascended the Halvor Lunden trail, and the Diez Vista trail to the Polytruchum and Punta Del Este lookouts respectively, the goal being to do two scenarios on trails that have historically been …

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 …

Every fall SAR teams throughout British Columbia see a small spike in rescues that can be directly attributed to the change in the season, and a set of related factors. Fall weather and shorter days mean challenges for hikers and other backcountry enthusiasts, and leave a smaller margin for error; a minor incident that results in slower travel in the summer, can mean a life …

Coquitlam Search and Rescue would like to thank the many SAR volunteers, presenters, sponsors and our partner agencies for making our first attempt at hosting a Search and Rescue conference a success. SAREx South West, or SARxSW, was an opportunity to bring together SAR members from the 14 Ground SAR teams in South West BC (the BCSARA …