Yesterday, April 23 at 6:30pm NSR was called out in response to a 911 call of 6 stranded hikers on Grouse Mountain. Initially the hikers believed they were on the backside of Crown Mountain, however, after contact was made with NSR, some discussion with the SAR Manager, and receiving GPS coordinates it was determined that [...]
So far this long weekend has been a busy one for North Shore Search and Rescue (NSR) crews. With 6 calls, over two days, members were kept hopping. These calls ranged from benighted hikers to medical rescues off of mountain peaks. On Saturday NSR responded to: A overdue hiker at Lynn Lake A medical rescue [...]
This Sunday NSR was requested to locate and extract a group of lost hikers on Grouse Mountain. The hiking party was located near a scree slope on the south face of the mountain via helicopter. This scree slope is near the BCMC trail. One of the hikers was assessed by the team doctor and found [...]
This last week has been one of the busiest for NSR in the last year. Almost every day from Feb 27 to March 3, NSR crews were involved in a SAR operation. Below is a brief a summary of the callouts: Feb 27th NSR HETs team requested to respond to medical emergency in Ladysmith, BC. [...]
To contact the team for a search and rescue emergency call 9-1-1 and ask for the police.
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North Shore Rescue Team Society
147 East 14 th Street
North Vancouver, BC, V7L 2N4
