Coquitlam Search and Rescue crews helped evacuate 17 cold and soggy campers Friday from a remote campsite in Pinecone Burke Provincial Park accessible only by plane or helicopter. Search crews sent in a helicopter to pick up the campers. The chartered float plane company, which was on stand-by, picked up the remaining 10 campers. I don't know what the float plane company had in the way of a backup plan in case they couldn't go in." As for the cost of the rescue, Delgrande said while typically search and rescue crews do not charge for their searches, this case could be different.

Source: CBC News August 08, 2020 04:41 UTC