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Ever wonder what Central Okanagan Search and Rescue does in the community? find out.
2010-02-25 Missing Woman Loon Lake exit of Hyw 97C
3 Central Okanagan SAR members responded to search for a
missing female near the Loon Lake exit off Hwy 97
C between Merritt and Kelowna. Subject was
located mildly hypothermic by SAR and transferred
to BCAS.
2010-02-17 Injured Hiker along Powers Creek
8 Central Okanagan SAR, assisted by 8 Kelowna
901014 Fire High Angle Rescue members, were tasked to
rescue an injured mountain biker or hiker that had
fallen over a very steep embankment in the Powers
Creek area of West Kelowna. The subject suffered
multiple injuries and was brought up the bank and
transferred to BCAS for transport to hospital
2010-02-13 Stranded Snowmobilers on Moore Mountain
5 members of COSAR were mustered to rescue 2 stranded snowmobilers in the Greystokes area of Kelowna. SAR was stood down by the RCMP after they had received reports that the subjects had been safely assisted out of the back country area by other snowmobilers.
2009-12-26 Missing Snowmobilers in the Big White area
6 Central Okanagan SAR members, 4 snowmobile
club members and 4 amateur radio volunteers
searched for two overdue snowmobilers in the Big
White area. The subjects were located and picked
up by a snowmobiler from a snowmobile rental outfit
from Big White. Their snowmobiles had become
disabled and they were found as they were walking
out.
2009-12-23 Missing Male off of Chute Lake Road
28 Central Okanagan, Vernon and Penticton SAR
members and Amateur Radio searched the Chute
Lake Road area of South Kelowna for the occupant
of a vehicle that had been involved in a motor
vehicle incident. An RCMP Dog Handler and Air 3
also assisted in searching. The subject was located
by a local resident in their yard on 25 Dec suffering
with hypothermia. He was transported to hospital by
BCAS and SAR was stood down.
2009-12-12 Missing snowmobilers in the Greystokes
6 Central Okanagan Regional District SAR
members responded to locate 2 missing
snowmobilers in the Greystokes area near Kelowna.
SAR was stood down when the 2 people walked out
of the area on their own, safe and sound.
2009-12-07 Missing Males Black Mountain Area
8 CORD SAR members were stood down by RCMP
while coordinating efforts to search for 3 missing
males in the Black Mountain area. The three
subjects arrived home safely after going missing
during a rally drive north of town.
2009-10-10 ELT signal Oyama Lake area
9 PEP Air and Central Okanagan SAR members responded to locate an ELT signal detected in the Oyama Lake area near Kelowna.
2009-09-20 Injured Biker off Bear Lake Main
6 Central Okanagan SAR members responded to
assist BCAS with an injured biker off the Bear Lake
Main. They were stood down on arrival as the
individual had been rescued by BCAS and brought
out.
2009-09-03 Injured Mountain Biker on the Postal Lake Trails
8 Kelowna SAR responded to a request from BCAS
and Kelowna Fire to assist an injured mountain
biker. The subject was transported out of the area to
BCAS.