North shore rescue has airlifted another hiker to safety. The man ran into trouble on the Hanes Valley trial, behind Grouse Mountain. Search manager Tim Jones says he was not well prepared for the trek. "He had jeans, he had a light jacket and he had sort of semi-hikers on. He had some preparedness: he had matches, he had some food... But not … [Read more...]
Hiker found after nine days
October 24, 2011 by
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...]
