B.C. hikers performed innovative rescue with turban at Golden Ears Provincial Park
Man had slipped into pool above the Lower Falls Monday afternoon
On Monday afternoon, a man slipped & fell at the Lower Falls at Golden Ears Park.
Before Ridge Meadows Search & Rescue could arrive, a group of five Sikh hikers took of their dastaars (turbans), tied them together to make a rope, and rescued the man.💙💪🏾https://t.co/cxrNZE2eQS
— The Sikh Community of 'BC' / Salish Land (@BCSikhs) October 15, 2021
A group of hikers used their turbans to rescue a man from the waters above the Lower Falls in Golden Ears Provincial Park Monday afternoon.
At about 6 p.m. Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue received a call about two hikers that were in trouble at the falls.
One man had slipped and fell into the pool just above the falls and was having difficulty getting out, explained SAR manager Rick Laing.
“We have a number of people who have died going over the falls,” he remarked.
Laing added the pair may not have seen the hazard signs indicating the dangers of climbing close to the falls.
“I guess it depends which direction they are coming from, the light and everything.”
But, he said of the signs, “they are of a substantial size.”
Members from the local rescue team were also involved in a search north of Hope over the long weekend.
A 65-year-old woman became separated from her husband while out picking mushrooms late Thursday afternoon.
A team from Harrison Search and Rescue went out that evening but couldn’t find the missing woman.
They requested help in the search over the weekend and four from the Ridge Meadows team helped out Friday, three on Saturday, and two went out on Sunday, before the search was suspended that night.
Searchers came as far away as Kamloops and Lions Bay, explained Laing, but there was a lack of clues and organizers were having a difficult time finding more searchers.
THAT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME A TURBAN WAS USED FOR A RESCUE…
Girls trapped in icy pond rescued 🗞 https://sea.mashable.com/culture/13130/elderly-sikh-men-use-their-turbans-to-help-save-girls-trapped-in-icy-pond
Woman rescued from river 🗞 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=902995
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