Tag: canada
‘Miracle’ rescue thanks to flare
Seven fishermen have been involved in a ‘miracle’ rescue by a Canadian search and rescuers who spotted their last flare. The crew of the Elite…
Aircrew mark liferaft with flares in rescue
Canadian aircrew marked the position of a liferaft with flares so helicopter rescuers could easily spot it. In the liferaft, 110 kilometres off Nova Scotia’s…
Plane passengers’ rescue relied on flares
The rescue of 10 passengers on a downed plane in the Northwest Territories, Canada, relied on flares to help aircrew parachute down. The Air Tindi…
Flares help in rescue of boaters in water
Flares helped narrow a search area in the rescue of four people in the water for 45 minutes after their boat sank near Port Hardy,…
Pleas for boaters, kayakers and canoeists to carry flares
Coastguards and water police in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean are urging boaters, kayakers and canoeists to carry flares. Police at Long Island,…
Flares used in rescue of missing hunter
Canadian mounties used flares to signal their position to a hunter lost in darkness in the wilderness and help in his rescue. The 60-year-old become…
Illuminating flares aid mountain search for hiker
Illuminating flares helped rescuers find an injured hiker at night on the top of a Canadian mountain before a snowstorm blew in. The hiker on…
Parachute flares help locate dinghy at night
Search and Rescue crews used parachute flares to locate a dinghy at night. It was on the Solish Sea on the border of Canada and…
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