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CTV News
26-05-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
B.C. search and rescue crews save dog stuck on cliff
Volunteers with Central Okanagan Search and Rescue say they had a busy Sunday night, when crews responded to two calls at the same time. The first task entailed helping Mounties find and extract a person in the McCullough Lake area, according to the organization. For the second, crews braved strong winds, thunder and lightning to rescue a dog that was trapped on a cliff near Oyama Lookout in Lake Country. COSAR's rope team and two Vernon Search and Rescue members teamed up to reach the stranded dog after its owner 'managed to self-rescue.' COSAR Crews rescue a stranded dog near Oyama Lookout. (Central Okanagan Search and Rescue/Facebook) 'Despite difficult weather and a very skittish pup, the team of 12 successfully brought the dog to safety and reunited her with her owner,' reads a Monday social media post. COSAR says the dog was taken to the vet for a check-up as a precaution.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Hypothermic Skiers Rescued Near Popular Canadian Ski Resort
The people over at Big White Ski Resort in Canada have an important message after a rescue mission on Sunday: Please stay in patrol got a call from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at 2:15 p.m. on February 23, 2025 after a distress call was made through an Apple Emergency Satellite. Search and rescue was activated, and along with ski patrol, found two people who were trapped in deep snow and suffering from two skiers were rescued by 4:35 a.m. the next day. 'Backcountry travel is extremely dangerous, and rescues put multiple lives at risk—not just your own but also those of the teams sent to save you. Always respect resort boundaries and stay in marked areas,' a social media post from the resort says. 'If you plan to explore outside the ski area, you must be properly equipped and understand the risks.'Six members of the Central Okanagan search and rescue team snowmobiled into the Moonlight Bowl area and another three members skinned nearly 2 miles through the forest to reach the two people who were trapped in the snow. 'COSAR warmed them, provided them with snowshoes and walked them back to the sleds to return to base by 3:40 a.m. this morning,' a Facebook post said. 'COSAR would like to remind skiers interested in exploring the backcountry to carry all the proper gear and if they don't know the area, be prepared to spend the night.'Central Okanagan search and rescue went into recovery mode just a few days earlier, when a skier was separated from his friends in the Gem Lake area when the lift was shut down. The others immediately reported him missing to the Big White ski patrol, but the missing person was found by ski patrollers while COSAR was en was also activated after a serious snowmobile accident at Hunters Range. Two other snowmobilers assisted in providing care and warmth to the rider before he was eventually evacuated via toboggan.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
"Stay In Bounds": Rope Ducking Skiers Nearly Die In Canada
Following a grueling overnight rescue, Big White Ski Resort and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue have issued a firm reminder to stay-in bounds while White Ski Patrol, located in British Columbia, Canada, received a call from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Sunday, February 23 around 2:15 p.m. about two individuals in distress beyond the resort's boundaries. RCMP activated Search and Rescue efforts from Central Okanagan SAR (COSAR). Big White Ski Patrol and COSAR responded to the two individuals who had become trapped in deep snow and had become hypothermic. COSAR's backcountry and snowmobile teams worked through the night alongside Big White Ski Patrol to locate the individuals. Six members of COSAR snowmobiled into the Moonlight Bowl area before a team of three skinned another 3km to the lost skiers. The rescuers warmed the hypothermic skiers and provided them with snowshoes to walk the 3km back to the sleds alongside COSAR. They retuned to the COSAR base at 3: to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly rescue was fully completed by 4:35a.m. on February 24th, about 14 hours after the initial distress call. Check out the Facebook post from Big White Ski Resort below. COSAR and Big White posted to social media about the incident. Both posts included reminders that backcountry travel can be extremely dangerous and that proper preparedness and understanding of risk is essential. Big White urges skiers to stay in-bounds, and reminds skiers that rescue efforts like these endanger not only those in need, but rescue teams as well. COSAR also reminds skiers that when exploring unfamiliar backcountry terrain, its a good idea to be prepared to spend the night. As another reminder, there's no such thing as 'sidecountry.' Exiting resort boundaries means you're in the backcountry, and often beyond where ski patrol performs avalanche mitigation and rescues. Being as prepared as you would on a full day of touring is just as important when skiing out a resort gate or boundary.
