02Aug 2018 by Jeremy Markel
Water Safety in the Southern Interior

Water Safety in the Southern Interior

— CFJC Today— Water safety is front and centre for Kamloops RCMP and Kamloops Search and Rescue these days. Read the full story here. Source: https://cfjctoday.com/article/631687/water-safety-southern-interior Image Credit: CFJC Today
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17Jun 2018 by Jeremy Markel
Phenomenal numbers of mushroom pickers flock to BC in June

Phenomenal numbers of mushroom pickers flock to BC in June

— Kelowna Now— Last year’s wildfire season in British Columia’s Southern Interior was one for the record books. Read the full story here. Source: https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/Mushroom_madness_Morel_enthusiasts_flocking_to_B_C_s_backcountry/ Image Credit:Kelowna Now  
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12Jun 2018 by Jeremy Markel
Kamloops Search and Rescue members honoured

Kamloops Search and Rescue members honoured

— Kamloops This Week— Alec Farquharson and Clive Giolma recognized for helping to increase safety awareness through the AdventureSmart prevention program Read the full story here. Source: http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/community/kamloops-search-and-rescue-members-honoured-1.23332387  
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04Jun 2018 by Jeremy Markel
Searchers locate missing mushroom picker near Loon Lake

Searchers locate missing mushroom picker near Loon Lake

— CFJC Today— As foragers enjoy what is likely to be a huge mushroom picking season, Kamloops Search and Rescue is asking people to let someone know of their whereabouts. Read the full story here. Source: https://cfjctoday.com/article/623196/searchers-locate-missing-mushroom-picker-near-loon-lake Image Credit: CFJC Today
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01Apr 2018 by Jeremy Markel
No leads in search for man

No leads in search for man

— Castanet — The search for a missing 72-year-old man continued into its third day Friday in West Kelowna, with no success. Lawrence Hamilton was last seen on March 25 at 3 p.m., leaving the Lakeview Lodge on Butt Road, his mother’s residential care home. Read the full story here. Source: https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/222525/No-leads-in-search-for-man Image Credit: Castanet
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20Mar 2018 by Anthony Stahn
Kamloops Search and Rescue alarmed by unresolved missing persons cases

Kamloops Search and Rescue alarmed by unresolved missing persons cases

— Radio NL — The search manager for Kamloops Search and Rescue calls it an alarming situation and one he has never seen before. Alan Hobler says it is not just Ryan Shtuka in Sun Peaks who is still missing but there are also still several others. Read the full story here. Source: http://www.radionl.com/2018/03/20/kamloops-search-and-rescue-alarmed-by-unresolved-missing-persons-cases/ Image […]
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26Feb 2018 by Anthony Stahn
Weekend search comes up empty – $5,000 reward offered for information

Weekend search comes up empty – $5,000 reward offered for information

— Sun Peaks Independent News — After a second weekend of searching for missing resident Ryan Shtuka Kamloops RCMP said extensive searches on Feb. 24 failed to uncover any clues. On Saturday approximately 35 Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) members, 70 community volunteers, three search dogs, two RCMP dogs, the Air-4 RCMP helicopter, four auxiliary […]
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08Feb 2018 by Anthony Stahn
Kamloops RCMP asking for information about missing woman

Kamloops RCMP asking for information about missing woman

— InfoNews.ca — KAMLOOPS – Police are asking the public to provide information regarding the woman who went missing in the Lafarge area. Kamloops RCMP are continuing their search for Thelma Vaughan after an exhaustive search of the area was conducted in the early afternoon and evening yesterday, Feb. 7, according to a media release. […]
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