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Helicopter rescue of injured ATV rider part of busy day for Arrowsmith team timescolonist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timescolonist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Cormorant and a Buffalo aircraft were tasked to the scene, with the Buffalo using flares to illuminate the area since evening had set in. That allowed the Cormorant to hoist the three people aboard. They were transported to Comox, along with search-and-rescue technicians, in two trips. Details of the person’s injuries were not available. Read Related Topics ....
Three people, including one with injuries, were plucked from Mount Arrowsmith Sunday by a Cormorant helicopter. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre was called to assist Arrowsmith Search and . . . ....
The new 6,500-square-foot building is standing at the Qualicum Beach Airport, but it has no doors and no floors. Fundraising saw the group collect $680,000 to cover the original planned cost plus another $150,000 for contingency. But rising prices for materials and the impact of COVID-19 on the building sector combined to push total cost up to $1.3 million, meaning the organization is now short nearly $500,000, Rivers said. The organization’s existing small facility at Whiskey Creek is not suitable for any more. There isn’t enough room to carry out operations and it only has only two bays for vehicles, he said. ....
Rivers said, “It feels great,” to receive that message. “A lot of times we don’t hear how people are doing so it’s a pretty incredible feeling when people reach out like that.” Rivers, 28, of Parksville, was swamped by news media on Monday eager to hear how he risked his own life Saturday afternoon to save a stranger who fell off a log into the river, with a waterfall just 4.5 metres below him. The episode was captured in a dramatic video showing the wild conditions of the river and the danger involved in the high-risk rescue in Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park. ....