Believing death was near, a Vancouver hiker wrote his essential details on his forearm while he lay stranded on the backside of Grouse Mountain. Michael St. Laurent, 45, was airlifted to Lions Gate Hospital from the Hanns Valley area 8 a.m. yesterday after nine days without sufficient equipment, food or water. An off-duty rescue worker was … [Read more...]
BC hiker found by chance 9 days after injury
October 23, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - A B.C. man who was injured and stranded for nine days on a North Vancouver mountainside was airlifted to hospital Sunday morning after being discovered by chance.An off-duty member of North Shore search and rescue found 45-year-old Michael St. Laurent with injuries to his hip and knee, after he slipped and fell on what was supposed to … [Read more...]
3 days later, “Limited” Amber Alert issued in Alberta
September 10, 2011 by
The Amber Alert has now been expanded to include Alberta, three days after it was issued in B.C., for the disappearance of 3 year old Kienan Hebert. Sergeant Pat Webb of the Alberta RCMP says the alert will be posted on the province's Emergency Management website, Facebook and on "some" highway signs. But Webb insists this is not a full Amber … [Read more...]
70 year old rescued after being stranded on boat for two days
September 5, 2011 by
A 70-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being stranded for two days on a boat near Bella Coola. The man had been sailing on a 23-foot pleasure craft about 65 kilometres north of Bella Coola, and was reported two days overdue. He was rescued Saturday by the Coast Guard and Bella Bella mounties. He was taken to hospital to recover from the … [Read more...]
Mariner stranded for two days off B.C. coast
September 4, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Coast Guard has rescued a 70-year-old mariner who was stranded for two days on B.C.'s central coast.Capt. Stu Robertson of B.C.'s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre says the man spent two nights alone after the engine on his seven-metre boat cut out.Strong winds pushed his vessel onto the shore northeast of the community of … [Read more...]
