2017 SAR review

2017 SAR review

2017 was a busy year for Campbell River Search & Rescue; we logged 52 operational calls for service. We had 44 in 2016 so that’s an 18% increase in call volume for the year, which is pretty typical of the stats we are seeing all over the province. Almost every SAR...
Rescue at Della Falls

Rescue at Della Falls

Campbell River Search & Rescue was activated on Monday Aug. 7th to perform a Class D long line rescue near Della Falls. At 12:15 we received a call from Alberni Valley Rescue squad to assist in the rescue of a member of a large hiking party who had become injured...

Task in Woss

On Monday July 10 2017 18:28 hrs. CRSAR responded to a call from the Port McNeill RCMP to assist with a potential drowning on Lukwa Creek near the Woss townsite. As we were mobilizing we received further information that this was probably a fatality we were dealing...

Busy Canada Day Weekend

Campbell River Search & Rescue had a busy day with four calls in 48 hours. Campbell River Search & Rescue was first dispatched Thursday morning at 0930 to respond to the West Coast Trail near Tsusiat Falls, a male had become trapped on a ledge near the Tsusiat...

Elk Falls Safety Reminder

Campbell River Search & Rescue would like to remind the public of the hazards that exist upstream and adjacent to Elk Falls. With the coming summer season and the increased public interest of the new suspension bridge, public safety needs to be paramount. There...