Prince George Search and Rescue

It's been a busy start to the week for PGSAR — 3 tasks in 3 days! 🚁🔍🛶**

**Task 1 | Injured Hiker — Deserters Creek Area**
On Sunday, PGSAR provided mutual aid to Quesnel SAR, deploying a helicopter-based team to assist a hiker experiencing heat exhaustion near Deserters Creek. Through the joint efforts of both teams, the subject was successfully rescued. We also want to commend the hiker and their party for having the means to call for help early! That decision made all the difference. ✅

**Task 2 | Missing Child — St. Marie Lakes**
PGSAR was called to assist in the search for a missing child near St. Marie Lakes on Monday night. Our members mobilized and responded to the area, and we are thrilled to report that RCMP located the child quickly and they were reunited safely with their family. This is always the outcome we hope for. ❤️

**Task 3 | Stranded Paddlers — Isaac River, Bowron Lakes Park**
We again partnered with Quesnel SAR, this time assisting two stranded paddlers on the Isaac River in Bowron Lake Provincial Park. Our CDFL team responded to support the rescue. We want to recognize the subjects for making smart decisions after capsizing their boats - self-rescuing to separate islands and rocks and waiting for help, rather than attempting to swim or travel further on the river. 👏

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Three very different calls. Three successful outcomes. A huge thank you to our members who responded this week and their families, and to our partners at Quesnel SAR for the continued collaboration. Stay safe out there, everyone. 🙏

Thanks to all our Partner agencies who made this task successful.

Blue skies and the smiles of dedicated volunteers marked Saturday's training event for PGSAR with Yellowhead Helicopters - Pr George Ops Centre. 25 members participated in yearly Hover Entry/Exit practice, that allows us to quickly access remote terrain where a helicopter is unable to fully land and shut off. A subset of volunteers then shifted into gear for practicing our Class D Fixed Line skills, a highly technical type of operation in which personnel are inserted in and out of challenging terrain on the end of a line to rescue a subject. The last part of the day found our volunteers practicing with our Recco Advanced Rescue Technology unit which dangles below a helicopter for search purposes.

PGSAR was tasked yesterday, May 24th by BCEHS to respond to an injured hiker on the Teapot Mountain trail. PGSAR located, provided first aid, and transported the injured subject with a stretcher to BC Ambulance.
We applaud the hiker’s party for having the ability to call for help in a wilderness area.