Callout Search and Rescue

Whistler Search and Rescue helicopter long-lines an injured snowmobiler off a steep mountainside. And later, expert race against time to find ‘hidden hiker’ Callie Chatten.

In Crawford Bay near Nelson British Columbia, search teams are looking for a missing 1946 two-seater vintage Ercoupe and its 83-year-old pilot.

Whistler Search and Rescue combs the backcountry for a missing snowshoer. And later, the Whistler community shows their appreciation for a SAR job well done.

Nelson SAR takes a maiden voyage in their new rescue boat to save a single mother and her young son, who have capsized their canoe in the Kootenay River.

Lions Bay and North Shore Rescue team up to long-line a severely injured French mountain climber off a steep rock face.

Nelson Search and Rescue is en route to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Kootenay River. Where is the wreck? Did the pilot survive?

Nelson SAR uses underwater drop cameras to find a missing jet skier in the Kootenay River. And later, SAR members learn how to deal with the stress of mission trauma.

In the southern interior of British Columbia, Penticton SAR lowers a stretcher team down a steep embankment to rescue an injured driver who was thrown from his car.

Whiteout conditions critically delay Pemberton SAR’s search for a lost snowmobiler. And later, surviving an avalanche!

Whistler Search and Rescue turns a missing out of bounds snowboarder into a crusader of mountain safety.

Rossland and Nelson Search and Rescue risk avalanche threats to recover a ski fatality in the backcountry.

Nelson Search and Rescue rings in the New Year with three back-to-back missions.