Hope Search and Rescue was part of a large-scale operation to help a lost skier find her way back home after she became disoriented near the Coquihalla Summit.
According to Hope Search and Rescue president Barry Gannon, the search began on Monday night at about 7 p.m. It took 26 SAR workers 91裸聊视频� from Hope, Central Fraser Valley and Chilliwack Search and Rescue 91裸聊视频� seven hours to find the skier, who went to Falls Lake and couldn91裸聊视频檛 find her way back. Some searched the area on skis while others were on snowmobiles.
The lost skier sustained no injuries.
91裸聊视频淭he team that was made to wait on the trail just before Falls Lake91裸聊视频tumbled across her and brought her out,91裸聊视频� Gannon said. 91裸聊视频淪he was okay, just cold and wet.91裸聊视频�
Gannon said it91裸聊视频檚 common for skiers to get disoriented around Falls Lake.
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91裸聊视频淢ostly what happens is they get turned around on the trail up there,91裸聊视频� he added. 91裸聊视频淚nstead of coming back toward Highway 5 in the parking lot, they go left instead of right and they get turned around. They go into the underbrush and get disoriented.91裸聊视频�
For those who are going out skiing, they should come prepared with the proper supplies to stay overnight in the back country in the event Search and Rescue is needed.
91裸聊视频淪he did have a backpack; she would probably have survived overnight, but I don91裸聊视频檛 think it was enough,91裸聊视频� Gannon said. 91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檝e got to be able to make yourself a shelter overnight because sometimes we can91裸聊视频檛 get in to get them.91裸聊视频�
Gannon recommends anyone venturing into the bush, skiing or otherwise, to invest in an SOS beacon, an alert device designed to send a distress signal and GPS coordinates to SAR and emergency workers. At the very least, they should go in with a fully charged phone or backup power source so pinging a phone to determine location can be an option; the missing skier91裸聊视频檚 phone battery was dead. Backpacks taken into the bush during the winter in particular should have supplies to keep outdoor adventurers warm and dry.
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In the event people find themselves lost, they should stay put, Gannon said.
91裸聊视频淲e always tell people to stay put, because if they91裸聊视频檙e on the move, we can91裸聊视频檛 find them. It91裸聊视频檚 harder for us to find them if they91裸聊视频檙e moving.91裸聊视频�
Gannon said the skier did the right thing in texting a friend who was familiar with the area where she was going.
91裸聊视频淢ake sure to do a trip plan,91裸聊视频� he recommends. 91裸聊视频淭hey should have the trip planned when they91裸聊视频檙e going in and when they91裸聊视频檙e expected to come out.91裸聊视频�
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