A hiker trapped on an 823-metre ledge on Goat Island, north of Powell River, was dramatically rescued last weekend.
On May 26, Powell River RCMP received a report of a missing hiker who was 16 hours overdue from a predetermined return time. After searching overnight, RCMP, Powell River Search and Rescue, and RCMP Air Services found the hiker on the ledge.
RCMP called in the assistance of Royal Canadian Air Force 442 Squadron out of CFB Comox, who rescued the trapped hiker using a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter.
This was the second incident in May where a hiker has had to be rescued in Powell River’s backcountry.
On May 15, a Swedish hiker went missing in the Elk Lake Area. Search and Rescue assisted RCMP and, after looking through the night, the hiker was found the following day.
