Search and Rescue – Equipped for Anything

Ten years ago, Ian Mackenzie and his wife learned first-hand what it’s like to be extracted by a Search and Rescue team. When a sunny afternoon hike in California turned in to an unexpected blizzard, they became stranded at the top of a mountain. Thankfully a local SAR agency was able to find them before the night was through. If you pay attention to the media in Western Canada, stories like this are almost a daily occurrence.