Late Friday night (Aug. 23) Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (SAR) and Golden SAR were notified of climbers who were caught in a severe lightning…
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Invermere skier killed in Kananaskis
A 40-year-old Invermere man is dead following a backcountry skiing crash in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country. Kananaskis Country Public Safety Section, Alberta Parks reported that on…
CVSAR respond to five calls in a week
Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) this morning released a summary of five calls its members responded to during the week July 3 – 10….
CVSAR locate missing hiker deceased
On Saturday, August 3, just after midnight, RCMP requested assistance from Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) to locate a missing hiker in the Pinto…
One dead in Yoho National Park avalanche
On Saturday, April 20, at approximately 1 p.m., an avalanche occurred involving a party of three on Des Poilus Glacier on the Wapta Icefield in…
CVSAR rescue man from Catamount Glacier
Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) yesterday afternoon rescued a 54-year-old man from Catamount Glacier, west of Invermere. CVSAR responded to an ‘in-reach activation’ on…
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac Search for possible person in distress negative At 8:30 a.m. on April 28, Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment received a report of…