Coquitlam Search and Rescue was contacted by the RCMP on Tuesday, November 17th, requesting our assistance in locating a male hiker on Eagle Ridge. The lone hiker had set out on a day hike up the Halvor Lunden trail towards Lindsay Lake. At around 4pm, the hiker realized he was still too high up on Eagle ridge to successfully descend before dark and it was beginning to snow.

The SAR managers were able to make contact with the hiker by cell phone. He was aware of his location and was prepared for the hike, however he admitted he did not have adequate clothing to spend the night. The hiker had a flashlight and was able to begin retracing his tracks in the snow back towards the Halvor Lunden trail.

Coquitlam Search and Rescue was requested to help North Shore Rescue on Friday, September 18th in the search for 70-year old Barry Sharp. After searching through the night on Thursday, SAR teams from the across the region were called in to assist as the search area spread. 

The search continued on Saturday as several tips from members of the public who reported seeing Barry Sharp came in, and redirected search efforts. Mr Sharp was reported to have hiked the Baden Powell trail from Capilano gate area to the top of Hollyburn mountain. Late in the afternoon on Saturday, the search area was expanded to include the Howe Sound Crest trail with the reported sighting of the subject on Monday afternoon.

On Tuesday, September 15th, Coquitlam Search and Rescue was requested to locate four overdue male hikers who had been hiking near Buntzen Lake. The men were found uninjured and assisted down to Buntzen Lake by 4 AM Wednesday morning.

At 9:00pm, just as Coquitlam SAR was wrapping up a recruitment information session, Coquitlam RCMP advised that the four young men had been hiking the Halvor Lunden Trail above the Polytrichum Lookout when they had been caught by darkness. Searchers mobilized at Buntzen Lake, while a team in our Argo began approached Eagle Ridge from Plateau Blvd.