Cochrane Search & Rescue was involved in a number of call-outs and events over the course of 2016, including the following:
Missing Person Search – December 23, 2016
Location: Morley
Tasking Agency: Cochrane RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 9
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 51
SAR Partners in Attendance: Canadian Search Dog Association
Notes: Individual Located
Missing Person Search – October 24 & 25, 2016
Location: Okotoks
Tasking Agency: Okotoks RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 15
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 38.5
SAR Partners in Attenance: Canadian Search Dog Association and Foothills Search & Rescue
Notes: Individual Located
Missing Person Search – September 17 & 18, 2016
Location: Rocky Mountain House
Tasking Agency: Rocky Mountain House RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 5
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 81
Supporting: Rocky Mountain House Search & Rescue
Missing Person Search – August 19, 2016
Location: Grande Praire
Tasking Agency: Grande Prairie RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 1
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 13.5
Supporting: Grande Prairie Technical Search & Rescue
Notes: Individual Located
Missing Person Search – August 8, 2016
Location: Canmore
Tasking Agency: Canmore RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 9
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 90
SAR Partners in Attendance: Calgary Search & Rescue Association
Notes: Individual located
Standby – July 31, 2016
Location: Rafter Six Ranch
Number of CSAR Participants: 7
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 90
Supporting: The Canadian Orienteering Championships
Standby – July 30, 2016
Location: Rafter Six Ranch
Number of CSAR Participants: 7
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 90
Supporting: The Canadian Orienteering Championships
Evidence Search – July 12, 2016
Location: McLean Creek Area
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 3
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 22
Supporting: Foothills SAR
Standby for RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS) – June 27, 2016
Location: Kananaskis
Tasking Agency: RCMP PDS
Number of CSAR & Canadian Search Dog Association Participants: 5
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 10
Supporting: Canadian Search Dog Association
Notes: Stood down
Missing Person Search – June 26, 2016
Location: Water Valley
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 9
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 29
Supporting: Didsbury Search & Rescue
Notes: Individual Located
Team Rubicon Assistance – June 12 to June 20, 2016
Location: Fort Mac
Tasking Agency: Team Rubicon
Number of CSAR Participants: 1
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 199
OHV Section Standby – June 5, 2016
Location: Olds
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 3
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 4
Supporting: Olds SAR
Notes: Individual Located, CSAR OHV Section Stood Down
Missing Person Search – June 2 and June 3, 2016
Location: Little Elbow
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 31
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 210
SAR Partners in attendance: Calgary Search & Rescue Association and Canadian Search Dog Association
Notes: Individual Located
K9 Navigation Support – May 31 and June 1, 2016
Location: Whitecourt
Tasking Agency: RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS)
Number of CSAR Participants: 2
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 52
Supporting: Canadian Search Dog Association
Preventative SAR – May 20 to May 23, 2016
Location: McLean Creek
Tasking Agency: RCMP and Parks Canada
Number of CSAR Participants: 18
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 533
SAR Partners in attendance: Calgary Search & Rescue Association and Canadian Search Dog Association
Evidence Search – May 6, 2016
Location: Rockyview County
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 16
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 179
SAR Partners in attendance: Calgary Search & Rescue Association
Evidence Search – April 16, 2016
Location: Wheatland County
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 8
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 83.5
Supporting: Calgary Search & Rescue Association
Missing Person Search – April 8, 2016
Location: Drumheller
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 8
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 12
Supporting: Badlands SAR
Notes: Individual located and CSAR stood down while en-route
Missing Person Search – April 1, 2016
Location: Leduc County
Tasking Agency: RCMP
Number of CSAR Participants: 1 (K9 Section Navigator)
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 26
Supporting: Canadian Search Dog Association
Notes: Individual Located
Mock Search – March 12, 2016
Location: Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Tasking Agency: Cochrane Search & Rescue Training Exercise
Number of CSAR Participants: 23
Total CSAR Volunteer Hours: 208
Missing Persons Search – February 1, 2016
Location: Kananaskis Country
Tasking Agency: RCMP and Parks Canada
Number of CSAR Participants: 13
Total CSAR Volunteer hours: 101
SAR Partners in attendance: Calgary Search & Rescue Association
Notes: Individual Located