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SEARCH AND RESCUE INFORMATION - WEEKLY PERIOD: 14 MAR 05 TO 20 MAR 05


Date/Time:              14 08:17
Incident#:              400951 
PEP Region:             NWE
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           3
# PEP Volunteers:       2
Located -       Alive   3
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

2 PEP Air members were stood down while mustering to search for a pickup 
truck with 3 male occupants that had gone sight-seeing on North or East 
Beach outside of Masset and failed to return. The subjects returned on 
their own having spent the night on a sandbar where they had been trapped 
by the tide. 


Date/Time:              15 11:59
Incident#:              400952 
PEP Region:             SEA
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       7
Located -       Alive   
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

7 Golden SAR responded to report of an injured skier on the back side of 
Kicking Horse Mountain. Search members were stood down on arrival when it 
was discovered that the skier was uninjured.


Date/Time:              15 14:08
Incident#:              400953 
PEP Region:             SWE
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           2
# PEP Volunteers:       6
Located -       Alive   2
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

6 Whistler SAR were called out to search for two skiers overdue from a 
trip between Blackcomb Mountain and Whistler Mountain. SAR members located 
the subjects alive and well and brought them out of the area. 


Date/Time:              16 08:52
Incident#:              400954 
PEP Region:             VIR
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       32
Located -       Alive   1
                Dead    
                No      


COMMENTS

32 members from PEMO, Victoria SAR and Juan De Fuca SAR responded to 
search for a missing despondent male in the Wood Creek area of North 
Saanich. Search was stood down when the male was located by police in 
hospital.


Date/Time:              16 12:48
Incident#:              400955 
PEP Region:             NEA
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       12
Located -       Alive   1
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

12 Fort St John SAR responded to locate an overdue driver from a drilling 
company in the area between Pink Mountain and Fort St John. Search members 
were stood down after RCMP advised they were able to track cell phone 
calls to an area south of Fort St John and confirm the driver's location. 


Date/Time:              16 12:54
Incident#:              400956 
PEP Region:             SEA
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       19
Located -       Alive   1
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

19 Fernie SAR members responded along with Parks Canada to rescue an ice 
climber that had fallen 200' down an embankment near Little Sand Creek. 
Parks Canada made several attempts to long-line the individual out 
however, due to weather conditions, they were unsuccessful and were then 
grounded by nightfall. Ground SAR members hiked in and were able to 
access, package and transport the subject out to BCAS for transport to 
hospital.


Date/Time:              17 19:04
Incident#:              400957 
PEP Region:             CTL
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       3
Located -       Alive   1
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

3 Vernon SAR members responded to search for a snowmobiler missing from 
the Hidden Lake area east of Enderby. SAR members were stood down while en 
route to the rescue hall following confirmation from RCMP that the subject 
was accounted for by a family member. 


Date/Time:              17 23:37
Incident#:              400958 
PEP Region:             SEA
Incident:               AIR
ELT/#Victims:           ELT
# PEP Volunteers:       3
Located -       Alive   
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

3 PEP Air members investigated report of an ELT sounding in the Cranbrook 
area. The ELT was located and it was discovered to have a faulty 
transmission, the pilot attended and the ELT was turned off.


Date/Time:              18 20:17
Incident#:              400959 
PEP Region:             CTL
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       1
Located -       Alive   
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

1 Shuswap SAR member was contacted regarding a male hiker missing from an 
area near Mount Ida. While SAR members were mustering the search was stood 
down by RCMP as the hiker walked out on his own.


Date/Time:              19 23:24
Incident#:              400960 
PEP Region:             VIR
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       15
Located -       Alive   1
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

8 Campbell River SAR members and 7 Comox Valley SAR members were ferried 
by Coast Guard Vessel to Cortez Island to search for a woman who became 
lost while picking salal. Search members were stood down the following 
morning when the female was located after spending the night in an 
abandoned cabin, she was wet and cold but otherwise okay.


Date/Time:              20 01:06
Incident#:              400961 
PEP Region:             VIR
Incident:               INLAND WATER
ELT/#Victims:           3
# PEP Volunteers:       13
Located -       Alive   3
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

13 Alberni Valley Rescue Squad members mustered to travel to Nitnat Lake 
and search for 3 boaters who had gone crabbing and failed to return. The 
vehicle belonging to one of the subject's was located at the boat launch 
with no signs of the boat. SAR members were stood down by RCMP prior to 
leaving the rescue hall when the subjects were located in a floating cabin 
on the lake, they were cold and wet but overall in good condition.


Date/Time:              20  16:45
Incident#:              400962 
PEP Region:             SEA
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       4
Located -       Alive   1
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

4 Nelson SAR responded to Whitewater Ski hill to search for a missing 
skier. SAR members were stood down when it was discovered that the 
individual had hitchhiked home without advising anyone.


Date/Time:              20 17:20
Incident#:              400963 
PEP Region:             NEA
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       1
Located -       Alive   1
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

1 Central Cariboo SAR member was mustering a team to search for a 
snowmobiler in the Puntzi Lake area after it was reported that the 
subject's snowmobile had broken through the ice of a pond. RCMP stood them 
down prior to responding as they managed to locate the subject in good 
condition.


Date/Time:              20 21:16
Incident#:              400964 
PEP Region:             NWE
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           1
# PEP Volunteers:       1
Located -       Alive   1
                Dead    
                No      

COMMENTS

1 Burns Lake SAR member responded to assist in evacuating an unconscious 
and injured ATV rider from the 7 Mile Forest Service Road following a 
motor vehicle accident. SAR responded with 2 members from the snowmobile 
club to transport BCAS members in to assess and package the patient, the 
injured subject was brought out to ambulance for transport to hospital.


Date/Time:              20 22:17
Incident#:              400965 
PEP Region:             SEA
Incident:               LAND
ELT/#Victims:           2
# PEP Volunteers:       8
Located -       Alive   
                Dead    
                No      2

COMMENTS

8 Fernie SAR responded to search for two overdue males in the area of the 
Fernie Alpine Resort ski hill. The search is currently ongoing. 


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WEEK TOTAL

Incidents       - 15
#Victims        - 20
# PEP Vol       - 127
Located - Alive - 18
        - Dead  - 0
        - No    - 2
ELT             - 1

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YEAR TO DATE

Incidents       - 960
#Victims        - 1284
# PEP Vol       - 12057
Located - Alive - 1169
        - Dead  - 60
        - No    - 55
ELT             - 73

Sure feels like winter is back.  VA7DMJ--Donna


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