2008 Squamish SAR Tasks
Task count = 13
01 June 2008
12 Lions Bay, 7 Coquitlam, 8 North Shore, and 6 Squamish SAR members responded to rescue an injured hiker in The Lions. HETS was utilized to extract the individual. The individual and his two friends were transported out of the area by the SAR team.
23 May 2008
3 SAR members responded to a missing 10 year old boy. SAR was stood down prior to leaving the hall as the RCMP reported that the boy was located alive and well.
23 May 2008
Squamish SAR was called out to recover a body near Darrell Bay. It was determined to be that of the male missing from the Klahanie Inn Campground area since 30 April 2008.
04 may 2008
14 Whistler SAR members and 1 Squamish SAR member responded to rescue and injured/trapped performed a rope rescue 8 metres down a crevasse to help a 26 year old female who had fallen in the crevasse. The hiker was transported via helicopter back to Whister for assessment.
30 april 2008
3 Squamish SAR Member responded to search for a despondent male in the Klahanie Inn Campground. SAR team searched all areas of interest to RCMP and were stood down when nothing was found.
19-20 April 2008
22 Sar and coast guard members responded to search for a male who had gone off the dike on his ATV and was last seen floating down the Squamish River. The subject was recovered from the river deceased and turned over to the coroner.
04 April 2008
11 SAR members responded for a medical rescue of a subject on the back side of Garibaldi Lakes. Members flew the subject out to the hospital for treatment.
23-24 March 2008
15 SAR members responded to search for a missing hiker in the Rubble Creek area just north of Squamish. The hiker was found deceased in the creek, recovered and turned over to the coroner.
22 March 2008
10 SAR members responded to search for 2 overdue hikers on the Squamish Chief area. SAR members located the subjects and brought them down safely.
03 March 2008
13 Squamish SAR members responded to search for a missing female in the vicinity of the University of Squamish. SAR members located the female cold and wet, but otherwise in good condition. The subject was turned over to the RCMP who transported the subject home.
25 February 2008
5 SAR members responded with a boat to rescue a male threatening to jump at the woodfiber ferry slip. On arrival it was determined that the subject was already deceased. SAR members remained on scene to await the arrival of the Coroner.
15 February 2008
8 Squamish SAR members responded to search for a female missing from the Porteau Cove area. The subject was located deceased and was recovered at the Coroner's request.
18 January 2008
5 Squamish SAR members responded to retrieve an injured male on Paul Ridge near Squamish. The individual was recovered by helicopter and transferred to BCAS.
