Fernie BC avalanche search for snowmobilers - TMTV News

TMTV News Nelson BC - Helicopter heads to the scene were a search for eight missing snowmobilers near Fernie BC has begun. Eleven snowmobilers became trapped on Sunday in two avalanches that struck at Harvey Creek Pass, about 30 kilometres east of Fernie, B.C. Fernie is about 300 kilometres southwest of Calgary. The rescue team will bomb the area to bring down any loose snow before entering the region. Police will use dogs trained to search for people trapped by avalanches. RCMP Sgt. Tim Shields said authorities were preparing for the worst.


The Canadian Avalanche Centre, based in Revelstoke, said there were reports of avalanches in the area all day and warned people to stay out of the area for ...

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[Wr450Fan]

My heart goes out to those who lost their lives, My brother in law was friends with some of those who did not make it. I did not know any of them but I get my regards to their familys and to my brother in law. May they all R.I.P

[shimokita2]

Did rescue recover the bodies?

[coolwater55]

Jeremy (one of the survivors) brother was one of the men lost.

Those townspeople of the Valley have been through tragedy and hardship in a coal mining tragedies as well as many winter or bush accidents. Men of that Valley (women support them) put byproducts in North American industries and homes, some even lose their lives doing it.

Their form of relaxation and play is far different than ours.

God bless them, heal them and aid the families who are left behind.

[coolwater55]

It is just beginning for them but they can be healed and good can come from all this. I know these things, trust me, there will be times those men wish they were buried with their friends. But perhaps they will be a part of saving lives in snow conditions for the regular folk like us! People stop and think, before you comment, make it appear as if you are face to face with these men and those people in that town. Then decide what you would say! They all need prayers and hope.

[coolwater55]

James, Jeremy and Jeff will be haunted for years over this. They will replay the whole time leading up to - during and after like a nightmare movie. We would not wish that on anyone in life, not even a sworn enemy. Not one person knows the torture of witnessing the death of a loved one in tragedy or the feeling of helplessness when efforts to save were in vain. UNLESS they have been through this.

Those men have to face the families of those men for the rest of their lives.

[coolwater55]

One more man was lost due to that decision, no one is to blame, they did all they could and more, other than just stay there digging and lose their lives when the last avalanche came. Then they would have all been dead.

People have to read all the reports and assess. Nature is more powerful than us, be glad some men have bravado to fight the elements or none of us would be living in Canada in the first place!

[coolwater55]

NO you would not have been pissed. Yes, you would have mourned the loss of a relative, but you would instantly known those men did the best they could and never, ever blame them. You have to be placed in that position to understand. Not one person does not how they would respond to disaster or life threatening situations until they are right in them. 4 men went back to help those men buried, and started digging, when another avalanche came down.

[coolwater55]

These men may have been undertaking this for pleasure, but majority of these endeavours of days gone by had dual purpose (survival) and still do in some areas of Canada.

This is how men learn to deal with the natural elements of nature. When you get stuck in your car in winter or you see someone help dig others out of a mud slide or deal with or avoid natural disasters etc, then admire the people who have done it before and know how to aid and assist. Prayers for these men!

[coolwater55]

I lived far North in Manitoba as well in Northwestern B.C and in that Rocky Mountain area. You can bet there were times the only way to travel was with snowmobiles. Which were called skidoos at one time.

I also learned how to handle a skidoo. It was the only mode of transport for certain severe conditions as cars do not run below certain temperatures, contrary to what some people believe.

[coolwater55]

Why don't you do your research and discover and experience Canadian life; up North and in the Rocky or more harsh areas to live.

These men are the very ones who will go and help with rescues. Mine rescues and road tragedies and so forth. They are the stalwart kind who are some of the first ones called in emergency. And if we did not have young men who became familiar with back country or how to survive in these conditions people would not be able to live far North or in the Mountains.