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Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue called to man in medical distress

Helicopter deployed to rescue man in Golden Ears Park
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Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue resources, pictured here in an earlier photo, are needed to rescue a man in medical distress in Golden Ears Park. (Special to The News)

The Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue team was called to Golden Ears Provincial Park on Friday afternoon, for a person in medical distress.

A 64-year-old man needed medical assistance, and he was on the West Canyon Trail. The call came in at approximately 3:30 p.m.

Ridge Meadows SAR spokesperson Rick Laing said the Coquitlam Search and Rescue was called to assist, due to the need for expediency, and their equipment includes a heli-flight rescue system, which allows for a long-line rescue if needed.

More details as they become available.

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Neil Corbett

About the Author: Neil Corbett

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years, the past decade with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.
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