Incident Summary for the Week of
March 19 - March 25, 2001
Legend- PEP Region Codes used: (click here for map)
NEA- North East
CTL- Central
VIR- Vancouver Island
SEA- South East
NWE- North West
SWE- South West
Bulletin #1201
Incidents....................... - 101
Persons involved................ - 31
PEP Volunteers.................. - 175
Search & Rescue - Air.......... - 3
- Land..........- 14
- Inland waters - 5
Dangerous Goods & Oil Spills.... - 48
Motor Vehicle Incidents......... - 26
Other (floods, fires etc.)...... - 5
General Enquiries & Information..- 426
Significant occurrences:
1. NEA Region - 21 Mar. - 2 Kelowna SAR members responded to assist
RCMP following report of a boat in distress on
Okanagan Lake. SAR team members searched area;
however, no boat was seen or located.
2. SWE Region - 20 Mar. - 5 Mission SAR members responded to search
for 3 fishermen overdue in Salisbury. Family and
friends were also in the area but were unable to
locate them or their vehicle. They were located walking
out of the area. Their vehicle had become stuck and
they had spent the night by their vehicle.
3. SWE Region - 20 Mar. - 7 Squamish SAR members responded to assist
in the rescue of 3 boaters who became stranded on the
west side of the Squamish River after their boat had
capsized. They were rescued from area with the
assistance of a fisheries vessel; checked by BCAS
Staff and all found to be okay.
4. NEA Region - 21 Mar. - 1 McBride SAR member responded to assist
RCMP in rescuing a snowmobiler reported buried by an
avalanche in the Renshaw area 20 miles from McBride.
BCAS also responded by helicopter. Snowmobiler was
subsequently found deceased at 1115 hrs, 21 Mar 01.
Victim was flown out of area to McBride Hospital.
5. VIR Region - 21 Mar. - 1 PEP Air member responded to request from
RCC to locate an ELT sounding in the Victoria area.
Search determined that ELT was sounding from the
aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, moored off
Victoria. RCC contacted ship's personnel and ELT was
shut down.
6. SWE Region - 21 Mar. - 10 Whistler SAR members responded to assist
in the search for three teenage females who failed to
return from skiing on Blackcomb Mountain, near
Whistler. They were located late evening 21 Mar and
successfully removed from area. All were okay.
7. NEA Region - 21 Mar. - 6 100 Mile House and 8 Williams Lake SAR
members assisted RCMP in searching for a male
believed to be suffering from Alzheimer's, who had
wandered away from his home in 100 Mile House. He was
located unharmed and returned to his home.
8. VIR Region - 21 Mar. - 2 PEP Air members responded to request from
RCC to assist in locating an ELT sounding in the area
of Victoria International Airport. ELT was located in
a maintenance hanger on the airport and de-activated.
9. NEA Region - 21 Mar. - 1 McBride SAR member responded to assist
RCMP in the search for a snow mobiler believed to be
missing following discovery of his empty vehicle in the
parking lot at Clemina Creek, Valemount area. Further
inquiries revealed that missing snowmobiler had made
his way out of area in another direction and was
confirmed to have returned to his hotel.
10. CTL Region - 21 Mar. - 8 Kamloops SAR members responded to assist
in search for an overdue male snowmobiler in the
Lac Du Bois area near Kamloops. He was located early
A.M. 22 Mar 01, suffering from hypothermia. He was
moved to Kamloops SAR Comms trailer in search area and
treated for hypothermia by first aid member. He was
subsequently transported out of area to his home.
Apparently he had become separated from other
snowmobilers. Had become stuck in snow several times
resulting in damage to snowmobile's motor.
11. SWE Region - 22 Mar. - 8 Squamish SAR members responded to assist
RCMP in the rescue of an injured female in the Evans
Lake area. She was located, having sustained a broken
ankle, and was successfully removed from area on a
stretcher by SAR team.
12. SWE Region - 22 Mar. - 11 Lillooet SAR members assisted by
5 Pemberton SAR and 2 Avalanche Technicians responded
to Low Creek Road near Lillooet. Reports indicated
there was one injured male and five others stranded
following an avalanche in the area. The injured male
was taken out by ambulance and the remainder were
brought safely out on snowmobiles.
13. NEA Region - 23 Mar. - 14 Prince George SAR members accompanied
by 2 avalanche technicians responded to the Torpy Road
area near MacGregor NE of Prince George following
report of 2 overdue snowmobilers. They failed to return
as scheduled on the evening of 22 Mar. Due to difficult
terrain a helicopter was used to transport searchers
into the area on 23 Mar. Victims were located and
transported out.
14. CTL Region - 23 Mar. - 1 Kelowna SAR member responded to assist
in search for a missing youth in the Rutland area.
Search was stood down after youth was located.
15. SEA Region - 23 Mar. - 2 PEP Air members responded to assist RCC
following report of an ELT sounding west of Cranbrook.
No source was located.
16. SWE Region - 24 Mar. - 12 Chilliwack SAR were called to assist EHS
with the rescue of an injured person on an island on
the Fraser River. The SAR team rescued the victim by
boat and transported them to helicopter.
17. CTL Region - 25 Mar. - 30 SAR members from Hope, Penticton,
Merritt, Keremeos, and Kamloops responded to the
Blackwell Mountain area of Manning Park following
report of an overdue cross-country skier. He became
separated from his skiing partner during the evening
of 24 Mar. He was located by the SAR team on 25 Mar
alive, although hypothermic and turned over to
BC Ambulance staff.
18. SWE Region - 25 Mar. - 10 Kent/Harrison SAR members responded
following report of a boater in distress on the
Harrison River. Search was stood down after SAR team
arrived on scene and determined he had been rescued
and towed ashore by another boater.
19. SEA Region - 25 Mar. - 8 Golden SAR members responded following
report of 2 victims of an avalanche in the Gorman
Creek area NW of Golden. RCMP helicopter responded
with a Level 2 Avalanche Tech and SAR Manager onboard.
SAR team members were transported into the area by
chartered helicopter. Both victims were located alive
and transported to hospital.
20. SWE Region - 25 Mar. - 8 Mission SAR members responded to assist
EHS in a rescue of an injured female (broken leg) who
was on the north side of Rawley Lake.
21. SEA Region - 25 Mar. - 1 Grand Forks SAR member responded to assist
in locating a 75 yr old male with dementia who had
wandered away from the hospital. Search was stood
down as male was located.
22. VIR Region - 25 Mar. - 12 Gold River SAR members responded to
assist in the rescue of a fisherman whose boat had
overturned in the Gold River leaving him on the wrong
side of the river. Victim was rescued and transported
to the other side.
MISCELLANEOUS
On 21 Mar 01, four North Shore SAR members responded to request from
RCMP to assist in the rescue of a dog, which had become trapped on a
ledge at Deep Cove Lookout, North Vancouver. Dog was successfully
retrieved from the ledge.
On 24 Mar 01, 100 citizens were evacuated from their residences in
West Vancouver to the West Vancouver Recreation Centre because a male
with a gun had barricaded himself in the apartment. Many of the
residences were seniors. Citizens were returned to their residences
in the am of 25 Mar 01.
URBAN FIRE (S):
DATE LOCATION IMPACTED
22 Mar 01 Hazelton 1 person
22 Mar 01 Surrey 3 persons
25 Mar 01 Kamloops 5 persons
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