Coquitlam SAR would like to express the team's condolences on the death of North Shore Rescue member Johannes (Hannes) Mullegger.

According to news reports, Hannes and two others were on an 11 day ski traverse of the Compton Neve, a mountainous region in the area between Toba Inlet and the Lillooet Icecap, when he fell into a crevasse. Rescue Squadron 442 (Comox) was dispatched, and he was extracted, but pronounced dead at St Josephs Hospital.

The Search and Rescue community in this province is a tight knit group, spending long hours training, and sometimes even longer hours rescuing people. It's the spirit of community and giving to others that brings us together, and leads us to use our skills to help others. Many of us spend our free time recreating in the backcountry, mountaineering and skiing. 

"On behalf of Coquitlam Search and Rescue I extend our most heartfelt condolences to North Shore Rescue, Johannes family and his companions.
Sincerely,
Mike McRae
Team Leader"

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