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RCMP and SAR locate youth lost in the woods
On August 4, at approximately 2 a.m., Elk Valley RCMP was contacted by the mother of a 14-year-old youth reporting that her son had entered a wooded area in Fernie and could not be located.
Family and friends of the youth had been searching for him for over three hours to no avail, so the RCMP were contacted.
Elk Valley RCMP frontline officers responded and were assisted by Cranbrook Police Dog Services. An RCMP drone operator was also requested along with Fernie Search and Rescue members.
A search was conducted for multiple hours. Just before daybreak the RCMP drone operator confirmed that they had been able to locate the youth, and he was assisted out of the wooded area.
The youth, who had by that time been in the woods for multiple hours, was exhibiting symptoms of hypothermia and was attended to by an RCMP medic before being transferred to the BC Ambulance Service for transportation to the Elk Valley Hospital.
The youth has been released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
The incident is a great example of the vital partnerships that exist in our community and how the RCMP and our partner agencies work together to keep our communities safe.
Elk Valley RCMP
