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At 12:12 on Monday Coquitlam SAR was asked by BCAS to assist in the rescue of what was reported as an injured hiker on the Munro Lake Trail, which is known locally as the “Goat Trail”, on Burke Mountain. Coquitlam Fire Rescue was also responding, and Coquitlam SAR initially attended in order to back up the fire …

15 members of Coquitlam SAR and two Coquitlam RCMP members spent the evening at Buntzen Lake last night rescuing two lost hikers on the Swan Falls trail. The pair, both young males, had set off at 2:30pm from the parking lot after researching the trail online. They ran out of water, and after summiting the 1200m peak, …

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 …

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 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 …