Tough, busy weekend for Penticton Search and Rescue

It was a agelong weekend, hours-wise, for Penticton Search and Rescue.

Four calls for thief were received, 1 proving to beryllium time-consuming and lasting almost 20 hours.

The activity began Saturday erstwhile a paraglider became entangled successful a character pursuing an emergency landing successful nan Penticton, B.C., area.

According to PENSAR, volunteers and 2 crushed crews were deployed to find him. However, they couldn’t find him because of nan terrain.

A chopper and statement squad were sent out, pinch nan taxable yet being spotted.

“After respective 100 meters of bushwacking, PENSAR made interaction pinch nan taxable and nan statement squad was capable to utilize a ground-based statement strategy to little nan taxable down successfully,” it said.

On Sunday, arsenic statement technicians were packing up aft a greeting of practice, Grand Forks sent retired a communal assistance telephone for a statement rescue.

The squad packed up and headed eastbound for what turned retired to beryllium an 18.5-hour day, on pinch 750 kilometres of travel.

“After a difficult stretcher carry, nan injured personification was successfully handed complete to BC Ambulance,” PENSAR said of nan statement rescue.

However, connected nan roadworthy backmost to Penticton, Vernon Search and Rescue sent retired a communal assistance telephone for a paraglider stuck successful a character – 120 feet supra nan ground.

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PENSAR’s chopper squad was dispatched to thief nan statement team.

“After successfully retrieving nan subject, Vernon Search and Rescue provided crushed carrier retired of nan area,” PENSAR said.

Notably, during that call, different telephone came in, this 1 for a stranded individual — though 1 that was short-lived.

As crews were mobilizing, nan Penticton Fire Department contacted them to opportunity nan business was successful hand, and crews were past stood down.

PENSAR said its play came to an extremity astatine 1:30 a.m. Monday.