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At 3:30 Sunday afternoon, Vernon Search and Rescue received a call to assist a BC Ambulance Team team with an injured ATV rider in Coldstream. VSAR teams arrived on scene to find that two individuals sustained injuries when their ATV rolled over while trying to traverse a steep side hill in a tight ravine. One patient was brought down the hillside on a stretcher to the waiting ambulance, then transported to Vernon Jubilee Hospital for further treatment.

In the afternoon of Thursday, June 22, Vernon Search and Rescue received a request from the provincial Emergency Coordination Centre in Victoria to assist in the search and rescue of a hanglider pilot in mountainous terrain south of Vernon, BC.

Initial reports indicated that the subject had crashed and was caught in trees, with undetermined injuries. Ground teams were deployed into the King Edward Lake Forest Service Road area, where they met up with friends of the pilot, RCMP and ambulance crews.

Vernon Search and Rescue would like to thank the Enderby and District Lions Club for their generous donation!

A number of Vernon Search and Rescue members had a great time at today's Vernon Winter Carnival Parade. Thank you to all the thousands of people who braved the cold and snow to participate and celebrate our wonderful community!

Vernon SAR members training at Kin beach today in ice rescue, safety and awareness. We like to remind the public that ice conditions are variable and venturing out on one of the frozen bays or streams can be can be dangerous.

The Canadian Red Cross published some excellent information on ice safety on there website. Ice Awareness