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SAR Day 39: Rescue on Eagle Ridge

Posted on 19/07/2010 by Michael Coyle

What follows is a  first person account of a recent rescue on Eagle Ridge. At approximately 16:30 I get paged: “All members call task line for injured hiker at Buntzen Lake”. I dial in and hear the SAR manager describing … Continue reading →

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Death on Snowmobile: part 3 what worked

Posted on 19/03/2010 by Michael Coyle

Every skier loves to slag a sledder. Forums all over the internets are alive with skiers talking about the Boulder Mountain Avalanche and how it wouldn’t happen to skiers, that the sledders are isolated from the sounds of the snow … Continue reading →

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Death on snowmobile: part 2

Posted on 14/03/2010 by Michael Coyle

I’d like to talk about one or two things I’ve noticed that can help shed light on why 200 people would go out into such obviously dangerous conditions, and expose themselves to what would seem to be obvious risk. These … Continue reading →

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Death on snowmobile

Posted on 13/03/2010 by Michael Coyle

Today over 200 people were on scene at an “unorganized event” known as the “Big Iron Shootout” near Revelstoke, there was an avalanche and several people were killed, many were injured and there are possibly some missing. In the past … Continue reading →

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