Lynn Valley Elderly Walkaway - January 25th, 2008

On the evening of Friday January 25, 2008 at approximately 1900 hours, North Shore Rescue (NSR) members responded to Lynn Valley for a 82 year old walkaway from a care home in the area. Upon arrival, NSR members, RCMP members and dog units searched the immediate area for the subject. With cold temperatures and the search growing longer and longer, members worked hard to locate the subject. At around 2200 hours, an NSR member located the elderly subject in a forest belt, about 3/4 of the way up the "cut." RCMP, BC Ambulance Advanced Life Support Paramedics and further NSR personnel were on scene within moments of her being located. Other than being cold and having lost her glasses, the subject was taken to hospital without any serious injuries.