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Current Crowdsourced SAR effort on the North Shore

By Michael Coyle Posted on 27/12/2013 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts No Comments Tagged with crowdsourcing, SAR, search, technology, Tyler Wright, video
Current Crowdsourced SAR effort on the North Shore
Flying over Whistler Village in 2008

SAR teams on the North Shore are attempting to reproduce a crowdsourced SAR effort pioneered in 2010 on a massive 16 day long search.

Remains of Missing Hiker found near Terrace BC

By Michael Coyle Posted on 21/11/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with backcountry, death, SAR, search

The remains of missing hiker Warren Sill were found by the continued effort and perseverance of Terrace SAR

It’s not Lupus

By Michael Coyle Posted on 21/09/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with management, SAR, search, theory

Why proposing that the subject faked his or her death is like saying they have Lupus. It’s never Lupus.

Hypothermia Kit Conundrum

By Michael Coyle Posted on 06/09/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 8 Comments Tagged with Equipment, feedback, gear, Hypothermia, question, rescue, SAR, search
Hypothermia Kit Conundrum

Musings about how to select a sleeping back for a hypothermia treatment kit.

The Missing Poster

By Michael Coyle Posted on 15/08/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 1 Comment Tagged with image, management, missing, photo, poster, search, software
The Missing Poster
Landscape output on Letter sized paper

It’s not easy making poster for a missing person unless you’ve done some preparation. Two methods are presented for making the missing poster.

Managing my first large search: Initial thoughts

By Michael Coyle Posted on 13/08/2012 Posted in Blog Entry 4 Comments Tagged with Joy Zhang, Judy Yao, management, rescue, Sasamat Lake, search
Managing my first large search: Initial thoughts

Some initial thoughts on managing my first large search; one with a happy outcome

Fungi and the smell of death

By Michael Coyle Posted on 30/03/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with flora, search
Fungi and the smell of death
Phallus impudicus, the common stinkhorn

A tale of a search, a smell and laying the blame on fungi.

Foot Identified

By Michael Coyle Posted on 17/02/2012 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with grim, search

The BC Coroner’s service has identified the foot found in Sasamat lake as belonging to a person that Coquitlam SAR searched for 25 years ago.

William Fisher Search Review

By Merrick Grieder Posted on 04/01/2012 Posted in Blog Entry, Guest Post No Comments Tagged with amateur radio, communications, logistics, management, radio, search, search review, technology

A review of a 3 day search on Vancouver island with significant logistical issues that were overcome by use of amateur radio.

More on that foot

By Michael Coyle Posted on 09/11/2011 Posted in Blog Entry 1 Comment Tagged with death, grim, search

SAR Team members believe the foot that was found at Sasamat Lake recently belonged to a missing fisherman they searched for in 1987

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