Vernon rescuers see higher number incidents on Shuswap River

On Sunday, Vernon Search and Rescue was dispatched to Enderby, B.C., aft 2 women and their canine sewage stuck while floating down nan Shuswap River.

“They sewage caught up pinch what’s called a strainer,” said Trevor Honigman pinch Vernon Search and Rescue. “It is simply a character that is overhanging nan stream and nan branches strain things coming downstream.”

Vernon Search and Rescue are seeing a precocious number of calls this summertime versus erstwhile ones. Current stream conditions are causing earthy hazards to go much prevalent. This makes it easier for inflatables to popular and group to get caught connected objects.

The squad besides says galore of their rescues connected nan stream impact group not wearing individual flotation devices (PFD).

“If group are conscionable showing up and are not utilized to being connected that chunk of river, (they’re getting into trouble).”

He encourages everyone to deterioration a PFD, aliases find amended places to swim. “Ask immoderate of nan locals – find retired what stretches of nan stream are safe.”