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A call to search and rescue should be a last resort-Revelstoke Search and Rescue

91ƵWe are happy to rescue you but not your stuff91Ƶ
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A view of Revelstoke from a helicopter. (Photo via Revelstoke Search and Rescue)

Revelstoke Search and Rescue responded to five calls in three days last week, for a total of 46 this winter.

In a Facebook post, the group cautioned that though they are happy to rescue you they don91Ƶt rescue your stuff.

91ƵNew sled with a mechanical issue? Nope. Touring gear that can91Ƶt fit in the heli basket? Nope. Gloves you91Ƶve left on the ground after we91Ƶve taken-off? Nope,91Ƶ the post reads.

As much as possible, you should be prepared to self-rescue: know where you are going, how long it will take to get there and back and what you would do if you couldn91Ƶt get back in time.

91ƵSAR should not be the preferred way out, it should be your last resort.91Ƶ

When a Search and Rescue call goes out in Revelstoke, 100 volunteers receive it.

91ƵWe drop our forks, leave our dinner, detach from our snuggle partner watching Netflix, drop our home projects, and happily head out with the goal of bringing those needing help back to safety.91Ƶ

While they don91Ƶt mind the 91Ƶgrey area91Ƶ calls where you called early, out of precaution and everything is resolved quickly, they 91Ƶaren91Ƶt thrilled91Ƶ about the ones where other options to return safely clearly existed but a heli-lift was a nicer option.

91ƵSOS on your satellite communicator does not connect you with a concierge. It connects you with rescue professionals focused solely on returning you to safety. Use it wisely.91Ƶ


 


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