October 22, 2022 at 3:49 pm
#21753
Nick Heath
I served as a volunteer for 22 years in a land/water search and rescue team that practiced on a regular basis. I’ve seen quite a few practice sessions that were all too realistic. One definitely learns from such sessions, but at an excessive level of risk.
Recall the 2012 tragedy at Skookumchuck
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-province/20120605/281479273475409
– a routine training trip to show new RMSAR volunteers how to go through the rapids at high flow and perform a rescue – which resulted in 2 deaths. And yes… Coast Guard were in attendance….