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UPDATE: SEPT. 25
More details have emerged following a challenging rescue Saturday evening at Crawford Falls.
Central Okanagan Search & Rescue reports that more than 20 personnel from four different agencies worked together to complete the rescue.
COSAR president and search manager Ephraim Nowak said a man in his early twenties had been hiking the Crawford Falls trail network with friends when he decided to attempt a free-climb.
During the climb he fell at least 30 feet and required rescue.
BC Ambulance Service, Central Okanagan Search and Rescue, Kelowna Fire Department Technical Rescue and the BC Air Rescue all responded to the incident.
“Due to the steep terrain and serious nature of the subject’s injuries we decided to launch the helicopter rescue team right away; we had a tight window before sunset,” explained Nowak.
“Unfortunately, the helicopter was grounded while en route, necessitating a rope rescue by the ground teams.”
COSAR assisted the Kelowna Fire Department’s rope rescue team in hauling the subject up a steep incline in the dark, and transported him to a waiting ambulance.
“Technical rescues are never easy, and the situation is compounded in the dark,” added Nowak. “This rescue highlighted the importance of inter-agency cooperation and teamwork.”
This was the second rescue from the Crawford Falls trail network in one month, and hikers are reminded to wear proper footwear and to heed warning signs in local parks.
“The outcome could have been a lot worse for the subject,” added Nowak. “He’s lucky to be alive.”
ORIGINAL: SEPT. 24
A fallen climber was rescued from the Crawford Falls area in Kelowna's Mission district, Saturday evening.
About 5:15 p.m., a 911 call alerted Kelowna fire dispatch to the incident.
The seriously injured victim had fallen about 30 feet, landing on rocky terrain.
Ambulance paramedics were unable to reach the patient, but four firefighters made their way to the victim and tended to the patient while a helicopter was en route.
The helicopter aborted the mission about 6:30 p.m. as daylight was fading.
Kelowna fire department mustered its technical high-angle rescue team to retrieve the patient.
As of 9:30 p.m., the climber was being raised to the top of the falls and was to be taken to Kelowna General Hospital in a waiting ambulance.
