North of Prince George on Friday with 10 persons on board. The small Cessna 306 was enroute from Prince George to Mackenzie when it lost it's wings and crashed. At least this is what was told to the Search And Rescue. Actually, the plane was dropped via helecopter from Pacific Western Helicopters as a prop for the annual mock Search And Rescue for Northeast British Columbia. Mock searches such as this one keeps everyone's skills honed razor-sharp, in the event that we're called out on a real one.
Members get to practice first aid, radio skills, leadership and bush survival.
Shelly Ohland from Ft. St John Search and Rescue took charge of the operation and started organizing teams, assembling teams to include a radio person, first aider, navigator and making sure each searcher has at least 3 days survival gear. By putting diffrent members with diffrent skills together as a team, everyone learns to rely on each other, and team spirit is stressed at every practice and mock search. Search And Rescue Society Of British Columbia Home Page Canadian Avalanche Association Home Page. International Currency Converter.