Two hikers have been rescued from Burke Mountain in Coquitlam. Dwight Yochim with Coquitlam Search and Rescue says his team got a call from RCMP about the hikers around 11:00 Saturday night. A police helicopter was able to pinpoint the hikers' location on the west side of the mountain. Yochim says the men managed to keep warm by lighting a … [Read more...]
Overdue hikers on North Shore
August 8, 2012 by
North Shore Search and Rescue will be out this morning looking for a couple of hikers up Indian Arm. The pair got caught up and lost in the darkness last night and lost their cell phone service. The search team has a fairly good idea where they are, believing the pair set up camp for the night. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Coquitlam Search and Rescue looking for 3 hikers
April 8, 2012 by
Coquitlam Search and Rescue are busy looking for 3 overdue hikers on Eagle Mountain in the Buntzen Lake area. Search Manager Dwight Yochim, "They phoned out earlier saying they were lost and gave us some general ideas and we now have teams in the field, following their tracks." Yochim says a helicopter spotted three sets of tracks when it was still … [Read more...]
