The Coquitlam SAR Blog; team updates, press releases, announcements and search reports.
On September 30th, at approximately 10pm Coquitlam Search and Rescue received a call for a young lady who was lost on the Diez Vistas trail. The subject had set off alone up the Diez Vistas trail with only her photography gear. After discovering a bear on the trail the subject became disorientated and made the good decision …
On Sept 15th, 2012 Coquitlam SAR worked together with Talon Helicopters to practise hover exit/entry procedures, stretcher loading and HETS (Helicopter External Transportation System) insertion and extraction. 30 members took part in the training on a sunny, warm September morning. Ground SAR members were involved in HETS flights to orientate them to being flown …
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 …
Calling all current and former friends and associates of Coquitlam SAR! The team’s 40th anniversary celebration is being planned and scheduled and we’d like you to save the date of Sunday, September 30th for the celebration. If you are a former member of Coquitlam SAR, or a former close friend or associate of the team, …
On the evening of August 11th, 2012 Coquitlam SAR was tasked by Coquitlam RCMP to assist in the search for two hikers who found themselves disorientated on Burke Mountain ~ somewhere off of the Lakeview trail. The two male subjects were able to call for help, and light a small fire. Air1 (police helicopter) was …