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SAR bring out-of-bounds snowboarders to safety
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac
At 6 p.m. on Feb. 13, two male snowboarders in their 20s were reported overdue as a result of making a decision to ski out of bounds at Panorama Mountain Village, at Hospital Creek. Columbia Valley Search and Rescue were contacted and a rescue team made it to the area and the males were located and brought back. Both males work at the Fairmont Ski Hill and were skiing on a reciprocal ski pass. These passes were rightfully terminated. Our continued thanks to our local Search and Rescue team and the Panorama Ski Patrol that take time away from family and often place themselves at risk.
Stand corrected
In last week’s article I made an error. Does not happen often but in the accident in Canal Flats last week it was the driver of the Ford pick up that failed to yield and collided with the Chev pick up. The driver of the Ford was charged. The only people that this is going to make sense to are you folks in Canal Flats. No doubt I reported it correctly and the newspaper got it wrong!
Missing boy quickly found
At 4:45 p.m. on Feb. 15, a 10-year-old boy was reported missing at Panorama Mountain Village. As soon as this was reported the police received a call back that the boy had been located and got separated while skiing. Without further information I suspect an elder sister!
B&E in Windermere
Also on Feb. 15, Columbia Valley Detachment received a report of a residence broken into in the 4000 block of Nelles Crescent in Windermere. A local realtor found the residence insecure. Police determined that the residence was broken into and unknown items stolen. The owner is attending to advise police. A TV is known to be missing.
Anyone with information is requested to contact the detachment.
Calgary man charged with assault at Panorama
On Feb. 16, Columbia Valley Detachment responded to a complaint of assault and theft at Panorama Mountain Village’s T Bar Grill. Panorama Security held a male in custody until police arrived. Police arrested a 32-year-old male from Calgary for two counts of assault. The male had assaulted a patron and spit on another male resulting in the assault charges. The male also had in his possession a bottle of liquor that he had stolen from the bar. The male was held in custody and released with a court date to return to our valley for April 7.
