COSAR Tasks
Below are a selection of recent tasks involving Central Okanagan Search and Rescue. Not all tasks are posted here.
Snow Bikers Stuck in Ravine
Saturday before 6pm the Kelowna RCMP received an SOS call from a snow biker that had ridden into a ravine and had become stuck after damaging their snow bike.
RCMP then called on COSAR to locate and extract the snow biker.
It turned out that the call actually involved three snow bikers that had gotten caught in a ravine in the Greystokes.
Wrapping Up 2022
This past year was Central Okanagan Search and Rescue’s third busiest in its 68 year history. COSAR’s volunteers responded to 84 calls, down from 107 in 2021, and 86 in 2020.
Extract Injured Skier
Extract Injured Skier Today at 1:30 p.m. COSAR was called to the Kelowna Nordic Ski and Snowshoe area to extract an injured skier. A COSAR
Missing Female near Mission Creek Park
Last night Kelowna RCMP asked COSAR to assist in searching for a female near Mission Creek Park.
Cyclist rescued from Angel Springs
Search and rescue teams from across the Okanagan team up to find cyclist lost near Angel Springs.
Extraction of Injured Dirt Biker
COSAR was called to locate and extract an injured dirt biker from near Little White