It was a busy end to last week for Prince George Search and Rescue responding to a trio of calls on Thursday.
The first two saw them attend to a couple of hunters, one of which sustained an injury and required a helicopter evacuation.
Spokesperson, Dave Merritt told MyPGNow.com the hunters made it easy on themselves by having the right technology on hand to be rescued.
“The smart thing is that they all had satellite communication devices whether it was new iPhones or in reaches that made our job easier and the third task was assisting the RCMP with some stuff on the Fraser River.”
Merritt added we are getting to that time of year where daylight is starting to become an issue.
“Everybody who knows what is going on knows that the days are getting shorter. We had limited daylight to start our first task of the day and our last task of the day we had limited daylight to get that injured individual back out of the bush.”
Local crews also thanked Mackenzie Search and Rescue for gearing up for ground operations in the event the helicopter couldn’t access the hunter rescue.
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