Search - Missing males

Fernie Search and Rescue were called out in response to two backcountry recreationists who had been reported overdue from a trip to the southernmost reaches of the Flathead. Given the vast potential search area, a ground search was dispatched in the SAR vehicle and was supplemented with a team in a helicopter as well as CASARA (fixed wing civil air search and rescue). The two individuals were found relatively quickly by the team in the helicopter who ascertained there had been a miscommunication between the missing subjects and their family members on when they intended to return and the subjects were able to return using their own vehicles.