[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1624373569995{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”]From January to June 2021, Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue volunteers have responded to 11 incidents and participated in 50 training events and 70 administrative events. BVSAR is prepared to respond to our community 24/7, 365 days a year. We are 100% volunteer-run and operated and our services are always free.

Below is a round-up of stories from BVSAR call-outs from January to June 2021. These summaries provide a snap-shot of the incidences BVSAR volunteers have responded to in the past 6-months.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][underline_section_header title=”June” paragraphs=”%5B%7B%22paragraph%22%3A%22June%201%20-%20BVSAR%20Swiftwater%20Team%20responded%20to%20a%20call%20for%20a%20kayaker%20in%20distress%20on%20the%20Bulkley%20River%20at%20Witset.%20An%20initial%20response%20team%20was%20prepped%20to%20fly%20by%20helicopter%20and%20the%20second%20team%20with%20a%20jet%20boat%20was%20en%20route%20to%20support.%20Teams%20stood%20down%20as%20all%20paddlers%20were%20safe.%20%22%7D%5D”][underline_section_header title=”MAY” paragraphs=”%5B%7B%22paragraph%22%3A%22May%2028%20-%20BVSAR%20was%20called%20to%20search%20for%20a%20missing%20female%20west%20of%20Smithers.%20The%20initial%20response%20swift%20water%20team%20was%20in%20the%20air%20when%20they%20were%20called%20off%20as%20the%20subject%20had%20been%20located.%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1569″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1624373500280{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][underline_section_header title=”April” paragraphs=”%5B%7B%22paragraph%22%3A%22April%2026%20-%20The%20public%20reported%20overturned%20watercraft%20on%20Lake%20Kathlyn.%20RCMP%20requested%20the%20BVSAR%20water%20response%20team%20to%20investigate.%20The%20boat%20appeared%20to%20have%20escaped%20from%20someone%E2%80%99s%20dock%20in%20a%20windstorm.%20%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22paragraph%22%3A%22April%2025%20-%20BVSAR%20winter%20response%20team%20flew%20to%20the%20Onion%20to%20support%20the%20BC%20Ambulance%20Service%20after%20SOS%20Inreach%20messages%20were%20sent%20by%20a%20party%20of%20snowmobilers.%20The%20injured%20female%20snowmobiler%20was%20transported%20by%20helicopter%20to%20a%20waiting%20ambulance%20and%20taken%20to%20the%20hospital.%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22paragraph%22%3A%22April%203%20-%20BVSAR%20responded%20by%20helicopter%20to%20an%20injured%20snowmobiler%20on%20the%20Microwave.%20Quick%20action%20by%20the%20team%20allowed%20the%20injured%20subject%20to%20be%20located%20and%20transported%20to%20waiting%20BC%20Ambulance%20before%20the%20snowy%20weather%20came%20in.%22%7D%5D”][vc_single_image image=”1570″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1624373475247{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][underline_section_header title=”March” paragraphs=”%5B%7B%22paragraph%22%3A%22March%2014%20-%20BVSAR%20was%20called%20out%20to%20a%2015-year-old%20snowboarder%20that%20descended%20below%20the%20ski%20runs%20at%20Hudson%20Bay%20Mountain%20and%20became%20lost.%20Our%20winter%20response%20team%20used%20a%20combination%20of%20skis%20and%20snowmobiles%20to%20locate%20and%20return%20the%20subject%20to%20their%20family.%20The%20young%20person%20was%20prepared%20with%20extra%20clothing%2C%20food%2C%20a%20communication%20device%2C%20and%20a%20positive%20attitude.%5Cn%5Cn%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][underline_section_header title=”January” paragraphs=”%5B%7B%22paragraph%22%3A%22January%2030%20-%20Two%20Swiftwater%20teams%20from%20BVSAR%20responded%20to%20an%20incident%20by%20helicopter%20and%20truck%20to%20the%20Bulkley%20River.%20Our%20teams%20were%20positioning%20themselves%2C%20but%20the%20incident%20was%20resolved%20by%20RCMP%20and%20our%20teams%20stood%20down%20without%20having%20to%20get%20in%20the%20water.%5Cn%22%7D%2C%7B%22paragraph%22%3A%22January%204%20-%20Four%20members%20of%20BVSAR%20responded%20to%20a%20call%20out%20to%20assist%20BC%20Ambulance%20Service%20transport%20an%20injured%20skier%20on%20Hudson%20Bay%20Mountain.%20Members%20used%20our%20rescue%20sled%20to%20slide%20the%20subject%20without%20incident%20from%20their%20cabin%20down%20a%20groomed%20run%20to%20the%20waiting%20ambulance.%22%7D%5D”][vc_single_image image=”1571″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1624373453738{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]