Fernie Search and Rescue

Fernie SAR was called out tonight to assist an injured horse rider on the Lizard Back Lake trail.

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Fernie SAR responded today to a call for an injured mountain biker on the Swine Flu trail.

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Fernie SAR was called out tonight to work with the RCMP, BCAS and Fernie Fire/Rescue to locate and assist two incapacitated hikers in the Fairy Creek Falls area.

They were located shortly before midnight and handed over to BCAS for assessment.

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Fernie SAR, along with Sparwood SAR, responded to an emergency activation of a Garmin InReach PLB. This started in the Mt Broadwood area, and then travelled through to Leach Ridge and Corbin.

It turned out to be a false activation and the owner was unaware.

All activations are treated as emergencies until established as otherwise.

Users of older devices should be aware that the SOS "lock" does not stop unintended activations if pressure is placed on the outside of the case, even with the lock (highlighted in the photo) in the locked position. As such, devices need to be in pockets on the top of packs, and with nothing else around them that can apply pressure.

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Community partners worked to remove the dangerous sweeper from the Stanford logjam.

Please be aware that a rootball is still creating a dangerous obstruction and the unstable nature of the bank means that more trees may fall in.