On Monday August 22, 2011 Coquitlam SAR was tasked out to assist with an emergency distress beacon signal in the Debeck Creek area. The 442 Search and Rescue Squadron’s CH-109 was sent out to search the mountainous terrain in poor weather. Unable to locate the subjects, 442’s Cormorant helicopter landed in Town Centre park to …
At noon on Sunday, June 12, Coquitlam Search and Rescue (Coq SAR), the BC Ambulance Service (BCAS), Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD), BC Parks and BC Hydro Buntzen Lake Wardens responded to an injured hiker on the Diez Vista Trail located on the west slope of Buntzen Lake. “We first had to locate the subject …
In order to better serve those that get lost or injured in Coquitlam Search and Rescue’s (Coq. SAR) region, the team’s executive committed the team to developing a Helicopter External Transportation System (HETS) team. HETS is a rescue system where the rescuer is suspended at the end of a 200’ line slung beneath a helicopter. …
Coquitlam SAR joined North Shore Rescue and Lions Bay SAR to search Stanley Park for a missing male. American actor Andrew Koenig had been missing since Feb 14th. Vancouver Police lead the search of the parks trail system and shoreline. A large group of friends also participated in the search. Unfortunately, Andrew Koenig was discovered …
Coquitlam SAR started 2010 off with three requests for our assistance in the first weekend. On January 1st, Coquitlam SAR was requested by the RCMP to search the PoCo Trail system for a lost male. The man had been on an all day walk along the PoCo Trail. Due to a pre-existing medical condition, his family …