Search for Sam and James
COSAR members, including our K9 team, left this morning by chartered Nort Cariboo Air flight to join the search for Sam Benastick.
Sam was reported missing by his family after failing to return from a camping trip in Redfern-Keily Provincial Park off Highway 97. He last updated his family on October 8th, 2024.
Simultaneously a search is underway for a missing hunter and his dog in the Chetwynd area. James Barnes had gone hunting in his grey Chevrolet pickup with his dog Murphy.
Friday, October 18, James was seen with his vehicle and his dog on Ground Birch Road off 269 Road. The vehicle, a 2004 Chevrolet pickup, has been located, however, James and the dog were not with the vehicle.
COSAR and many other BC SAR Teams are working tirelessly to support the local SAR groups in these ongoing mutual aid missions.