China Bar - Rescue Stranded Persons

China Bar - Rescue 2 stranded persons

At 1145 hours on March 2, 2016, Terrace Search and Rescue Water Team Members were request by the RCMP to assist in locating and evacuating 2 people stranded on China Bar. The couple left their vehicle near the highway and walked to the isolated lower end of China Bar. The rising tide stranded the couple; they attempted to walk through the water, however it was two deep. The couple were able to make a phone call before their battery became depleted. Water rescue team members demobilized from Terrace at 1205 hours, arriving on scene at 1240 hours. The team quickly dressed in Swiftwater gear and launched their zodiac. Minutes later, the Swiftwater team retrieved the two persons. The couple were wet and cold, suffering from mild hypothermia but otherwise unharmed.