Arrowsmith Search and Rescue crews were dispatched twice within two hours on Wednesday (Aug. 18).
Search and rescue manager Nick Rivers said they received the first call at approximately 1 p.m. from the BC Ambulance Service, to assist an injured woman who required evacuation from Mount Schofield in the Cook Creek area.
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One of the challenges they faced, Rivers said, was that since the helicopter could not physically land due to the uneven rock terrain on the mountain, it had to hover while the woman, now in a stretcher, was loaded.
Once loaded, the helicopter transported them back to Highway 19, where a ground ambulance was waiting.
The second call ASAR received was at 2:47 p.m., from RCMP asking for help locating two lost hikers in the Mount Cokely area.
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Once located, they were transported by UTV and returned to their vehicles.
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Both rescues concluded at approximately 6:30 p.m.
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