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16 Jan 2018

Make safety part of your outdoor adventures

— CFJC Today— To say that winter cannot make up its mind this year would be an understatement. Read the full story here. Source: http://cfjctoday.com/column/605023/make-safety-part-your-outdoor-adventures Image Credit: CFJC Today

04 Jan 2018

2017 a record year for Kamloops Search and Rescue

— CFJC Today— Kamloops Search and Rescue shattered a record for call outs in 2017. Read the full story here. Source: http://cfjctoday.com/article/603730/2017-record-year-kamloops-search-and-rescue Image Credit: CFJC Today

18 Nov 2017

Kamloops Search and Rescue seeks new volunteers

— CFJC Today— Kamloops Search and Rescue is seeking at least a dozen new volunteers as part of its fall recruitment. Read the full story here. Source: http://www.cfjctoday.com/article/597645/kamloops-search-and-rescue-seeks-new-volunteers-amid-dropoff Image Credit: CFJC Today

23 Oct 2017

Search ramps up for B.C. woman after dog, car found near Ashcroft

— Chemainus Valley Courier — Jenny Lynn Larocque’s vehicle and dog were found in Venables Valley, but there is no sign of her. Read the full story here. Source: http://www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca/news/search-ramps-up-for-b-c-woman-after-dog-car-found-near-ashcroft/ Image Credit: Prince George RCMP

19 Oct 2017

SEARCH TEAMS FIND THE VEHICLE AND DOG OF A MISSING PRINCE GEORGE WOMAN

— Radio NL — It’s a case of hoping for the best, but fearing for the worst for a missing Prince George woman. Read the full story here. Source: http://www.radionl.com/2017/10/19/search-teams-find-the-vehicle-and-dog-of-a-missing-prince-george-woman/ Image Credit: Handout Photo

05 Sep 2017

Kamloops Search and Rescue tasked to help one of their own

— iNFOnews.ca — KAMLOOPS - It's been a fairly quiet summer for Kamloops Search and Rescue, but during the last long weekend of the season they received a call they weren't expecting. One of their own search and rescue team members called Sunday morning, Sept. 3, to say they were hurt and needed help. Read the full story here. Source: http://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-search-and-rescue-tasked-to-help-one-of-their-own/it45851 Image Credit: Mike Ritcey - Kamloops Search & Rescue

23 May 2017

Kamloops Search and Rescue helps out injured mountain biker

— From iNFONews.ca — KAMLOOPS - A group of mountain bikers in the Kamloops area "did everything right" when they realized an injured friend needed medical attention. Kamloops Search and Rescue manager Alan Hobler says crews responded to a report of an injured mountain biker on Sunday, May 21. Hobler said there was fear the injured biker was suffering from a spinal injury, but they friends he was biking with in the Jamieson Creek Forest Service Road area took good care of him and called for assistance. "I think they did everything right," Hobler said. "They were equipped, they had…

18 May 2017

Kamloops Search and Rescue dog dies after battle with cancer

— From iNFONews.ca — KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue member is coming to grips with the loss of one its important members: Ruby, one of two trained and certified dogs died of cancer earlier this month. Read the full story here. Source: http://infotel.ca/newsitem/kamloops-search-and-rescue-dog-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/it42695#.WS5A8BMrK3I Image Credit: FILE PHOTO/Jennifer Stahn

15 May 2017

Kamloops Search and Rescue on the hunt for new members

— From CFJCToday.com – KAMLOOPS — Kamloops Search and Rescue is on the hunt for new members. According to Search Manager Alan Hobler, KSAR is looking to recruit approximately 15 new volunteers in the next few weeks, with applications open to all fitness levels. Source: http://cfjctoday.com/article/571198/kamloops-search-and-rescue-hunt-new-members Image Credit: Facebook.com/Kamloops Search and Rescue

24 Apr 2017

Injured elderly woman rescued from trail south of Kamloops

— From InfoNews – KAMLOOPS – Search and rescue crews carried an injured woman on a stretcher along icy trails for more than a kilometre from the wooded area of McConnell Lake south of Kamloops yesterday. The woman, in her 70s, was taken to hospital after crews safely transported her from the area where she fell to the waiting ambulance, according to Alan Hobler with Kamloops Search and Rescue. Source: http://infotel.ca/newsitem/injured-elderly-woman-rescued-from-trail-south-of-kamloops/it41900 Image Credit: KSAR