Prince George Search and Rescue

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The Prince George Search and Rescue Society (PGSAR) is a registered non-profit organization operating in and around the Prince George region. PGSAR is manned solely by volunteers who respond 24/7, all year round, in all types of weather conditions. Members are unpaid professionals highly trained in wilderness skills and technical rescue.

We are tasked by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Coroner Service of British Columbia, and British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) in a variety of search and rescue functions. As members of a provincial team, we are sometimes asked to assist in other areas of the province as well.

How we are activated

Prince George Search and Rescue is activated by emergency services. If this is an emergency, please contact 9-11 and they will activate our team as needed.

Please note there is no cost for search and rescue! You do not need to wait 24 hours to report someone as missing. The sooner they are reported, the sooner we can help!

For non-emergency contact, please see the contact tab at the top of the webpage.

Non-Emergency Contact

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Prince George Search and Rescue

3 days ago

Prince George SAR honoured our volunteers and their families at our annual SARBQ - complete with awards, years-of-service pins, a slideshow, games, and food. Thank you to local businesses that donated door prizes (check out the images!), and to our partner agencies that sent representatives: EMCR, PGARC, BCSARA, and RDFFG. Our members are incredible, and we appreciate our community’s support! ... See MoreSee Less

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Prince George Search and Rescue

6 days ago

Less than 24 hours after providing support to @RobsonValleySearchAndRescue as they were successful in locating a missing hiker,our team was deployed in response to a team of biologists working in a steep, remote area of the McGregor Mountains.A subject was in severe medical distress, with a decreased level of consciousness. Our CDFL technicians long-lined the subject to Bearpaw Heli-Skiing’s base, transferred them into another helicopter, and flew them to Prince George, where BCEHS was waiting to take them to the hospital. Thank you @YellowheadHelicopters for their fine work, and for scrambling machines and pilots; and to @BearpawHeli-Skiing for the use of their site as a staging area! ... See MoreSee Less

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Prince George Search and Rescue

1 week ago

A subject in his late seventies was hiking the Great Divide Trail over a two-week period, which involved significant route finding and bushwacking, when he became separated from his partner. His partner searched for a day, then called for help at noon the next day. 6 PGSAR members joined the search for the past 48 hours, and he was found in good condition and in good spirits - after being separated for a full 4 days! The subject still had a number of days of food left. Each hiker had self contained packs, with their own food, tent, fire supplies, and more. Photo of helicopter after the subject was found by SAR and transported off the mountain.Thank you Robson Valley SAR for getting the ball rolling then asking for our mutual aid! ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Prince George Search and Rescue

1 month ago

Thank you to SkookumWorks for your gift of radio protectors for our team’s radios!Anytime we can improve communications it’s a win for our community.🎉 Congratulations to our May Give-Back Program Winner! 🎉We’re proud to award $800 in radio guards to Prince George Search and Rescue GeorgeSearchandRescue (PGSAR) as part of the Skookum Works Give-Back Program!David Merritt - PGSAR Manager shared:“With one of the largest teams in Northern BC, we respond to rope rescue calls, class D rescues, avalanche response, and mechanized rescues. We constantly rely on our radios for communication. We've struggled with losing comms due to channels being bumped. Many of our radios are even missing channel selectors — we’ve had to remove them just to avoid accidental changes.”We’re incredibly grateful to support dedicated volunteers like the members of PGSAR, who give their time and expertise to keep their community safe. 💪🛠️ Know a volunteer emergency response team who could benefit?Apply for next month’s Give-Back Program at www.skookumworks.ca/give-back#SkookumWorks #GiveBackProgram #SearchAndRescue #VolunteerHeroes #PGSAR #EmergencyResponse #RadioSafety #CommunitySupport #MadeInCanada #SkookumWorks ... See MoreSee Less

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