The Coquitlam SAR Blog; team updates, press releases, announcements and search reports.
Coquitlam SAR was paged at 9:15 on Sunday, May 4th for an injured hiker on the Diez Vista trail near Buntzen Lake. The subject, a hiker in his 30’s, was with a group of friends, had injured his ankle and was unable to move. The team responded, setting up command at the Buntzen Lake Warden’s Office. The …
We’d like to congratulate Don Cunnings, Charter member and one of the founders of Coquitlam Search and Rescue, on being given the Freedom of the City status by the City of Coquitlam. Don will be inducted at a city council meeting on May 5th at Coquitlam City Hall. Freedom of the City is conferred upon people …
The Diez Vista 50k Trail Race is an off-road ultramarathon race that takes place in the middle of the busiest part of Coquitlam SAR’s response area – in the complicated trail network extending from Sasamat Lake over to Eagle Ridge. When the team was approached by the race organizers to assist with some of the fist aid and logistics for …
Since our rescue of two young women on the Swan Falls trail two weeks ago, we’ve been tweeting and posting on Facebook under the hashtag #StillWinter. We would like to take some time to explain this further. Every year Coquitlam SAR rescues hikers in the period between March and June where the circumstances of the …
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 …