By S/Sgt. Svend Nielsen Elk Valley RCMP responded to 47 calls for service between January 24 and 31. Ensure you have proper safety equipment when…
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Fernie SAR rescue unprepared sledder
Fernie Search and Rescue (SAR) was tasked yesterday afternoon (Feb. 14) to attend to a stranded snowmobiler behind the microwave towers where his sled got…
Fernie SAR rescues three skiers
Fernie Search and Rescue’s (SAR) Avalanche Rescue Team spent Feb. 9 training at Fernie Alpine Resort. One hour after the training ended Fernie SAR was…
Missing couple brought home safe
Fernie Search and Rescue (SAR) was activated for the second time Jan. 18 to search for some missing split-boarders. A young couple from Kimberley was…
Fernie SAR rescue injured hiker
What’s a long weekend in the mountains of southeastern British Columbia without a volunteer search and rescue (SAR) unit being called out to help someone(s)…
Fernie SAR rescue hikers on Mt. Hosmer
Fernie Search and Rescue (SAR) was August 19 tasked to respond to two stranded hikers on Mt Hosmer. Fernie SAR reported the outcome of the…
SAR units activated for avoidable false alarm
Sparwood Search and Rescue (SAR) and Fernie SAR were called out yesterday afternoon (Dec. 27) for an SOS activation from an inReach emergency beacon in the…
Fernie SAR rescues mountain bikers
On the evening of June 25, Fernie Search and Rescue (SAR) was tasked by Elk Valley RCMP to undertake a search for two lost mountain…
Lost snowmobilers rescued in Flathead
Fernie Search and Rescue was activated last night to locate two snowmobilers who had become disorientated in the Flathead and were unsure of the way…
Fernie SAR a godsend for several Sunday
Fernie Search and Rescue (SAR) members Sunday rescued more people than originally anticipated. On Sunday, November 27, Fernie SAR was called out in response to…