Follows real stories filmed live by Search and Rescue (SAR) teams during actual missions.
Whistler Search and Rescue helicopter long-lines an injured snowmobiler off a steep mountainside. And later, expert trackers Darcy Fear and Bart Bjorkman, race against time to find 'hidden hiker' Callie Chatten.
In Crawford Bay near Nelson British Columbia, search teams are looking for a missing 1946 two-seater vintage Ercoupe and its 83-year-old pilot. And later, join us for a crash course in air accident investigation.
Whistler Search and Rescue combs the backcountry for a missing snowshoer. And later, the Whistler community shows their appreciation for a SAR job well done.
Nelson SAR takes a maiden voyage in their new rescue boat to save a single mother and her young son, who have capsized their canoe in the Kootenay River. And later, predicting weather: the tools of the trade.
Lions Bay and North Shore Rescue team up to long-line a severely injured French mountain climber off a steep rock face. And later, Nelson Search and Rescue uses high-tech to find people buried by avalanche.
Nelson Search and Rescue is en route to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Kootenay River. Where is the wreck? Did the pilot survive? And later, RCMP dive team rookies search for hidden explosives under a pier in Nanoose Bay.
Nelson Search and Rescue rookies get a chance to show their stuff while helping an injured hiker. And later, an RCMP forensics team in Saskatchewan searches for evidence and documents the scene where a missing hunter's body has been found.
Nelson SAR uses underwater drop cameras to find a missing jet skier in the Kootenay River. And later, SAR members learn how to deal with the stress of mission trauma.
In the southern interior of British Columbia, Penticton SAR lowers a stretcher team down a steep embankment to rescue an injured driver who was thrown from his car. And later, SAR members get submerged under a frozen lake surface to learn ice rescue. That's dedication.
Whiteout conditions critically delay Pemberton SAR's search for a lost snowmobiler. And later, surviving an avalanche!
Whistler Search and Rescue turns a missing out of bounds snowboarder into a crusader of mountain safety. And later, Canadian military Search and Rescue Technician trainees learn to survive in minus 60°C Arctic cold.
Rossland and Nelson Search and Rescue risk avalanche threats to recover a ski fatality in the backcountry. And later, local Inuit and Canadian military Search and Rescue Technicians - SARTECHs - show trainees how to survive and save lives in the Arctic.
Rossland and Nelson Search and Rescue risk avalanche threats to recover a ski fatality in the backcountry. And later, local Inuit and Canadian military Search and Rescue Technicians - SARTECHs - show trainees how to survive and save lives in the Arctic.