by Grant Cromer | Aug 8, 2017
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...
by Tyler Abbott | Aug 6, 2017
Campbell River Search & Rescue responded to support Westcoast Inland Search & Rescue and assist a lone hiker on Pogo Mountain, between Port Alberni & Ucluelet. Three members from CRSAR responded on board WestCoast Helicopters early Sunday morning. They...
by Tim Strange | Jul 31, 2017
Campbell River Search & Rescue (CRSAR) responded to two separate incidents on Sunday, July 30. The first call was a request from the Emergency Co-ordination Centre (ECC) in Victoria for assistance to help Naniamo Search & Rescue look for an elderly gentleman...
by Tim Strange | Jul 18, 2017
Campbell River SAR was busy Monday night formulating a plan to locate and transport two overdue hikers from a remote area near Red Pillar Mountain. The pair had started their trip from the Flower Ridge trailhead and intended to be back in Victoria on Monday. RCMP was...
by Tim Strange | Jul 16, 2017
On Sunday, July 16, Campbell River SAR was tasked by BC Ambulance to attend to an injured hiker who had sustained burns to both legs while on a backpacking trip with family. The young man was preparing a breakfast meal when he spilled boiling water on his legs. The...