OKSAR Rescues Stranded People in Okanagan Area
The Okanagan Search and Rescue teams came to the rescue for multiple people who were stranded in the backcountry area of Okanagan due to snowy weather conditions where they were found out of the blue by the SAR teams.
...search and rescue organizations from across the Okanagan want to remind people that while spring has sprung on the calendar, winter conditions remain at high elevations. Read more here
Thank you to all the SAR teams in the Okanagan region for their helpful duties in rescuing people from the backcountry and also informing everyone about the weather conditions up in the mountains. We hope everyone who was rescued is doing well, and as always, please be safe out there!
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