YORK SUNBURY GROUND SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM LOG:

2011-10-30
13:29 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist in the search for a 39 year old male hunter lost in the Hunter Rd area near Harvey. 14:30 hrs YSSR members arrived on scene just as the subject was being escorted from the woods by RCMP members. All members returned to base by 15:30 hrs. A total of 8 YSSR members responded to this incident and provided a total of 16 voluntary (travel) hours towards this operation. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2011-10-23
06:23 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist in the search for a 35 year old male missing from a hunting camp on the Lower Durham road. 0820 hrs the YSSR CP arrived on scene and started operations. 10:23 hrs the subject returned to the camp and the search was terminated, all resources returned to base by 11:30 hrs. A total of 13 YSSR members responded providing a total of 51 hrs of voluntary search (+ travel) hours towards this operation.
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2011-10-05
05:30 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was placed on "STANDBY" by RCMP District 2 for a possible search for a 67 year old male with (health conditions) last seen leaving Minto in his vehicle but failed to arrive at his residence. Air searches were conducted by 3 separate helicopters to locate the subject's vehicle. 17:00 hrs YSSR was instructed to stand down as the vehicle had been located and the subject had been recovered by the RCMP dive team. 1 YSSR Search Manager acted as resource to District 2 during this incident providing a total of 6 hours of voluntary support.
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2011-09-14
04:30 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED to provide multi-team assistance to River Valley GSAR (Saint John) and RCMP District 3. RVGSAR had been searching since 2011-09-13 (22:00hrs) for 56 yr old female missing from her residence in the Garnette Settlement area. 08:46 hrs the YSSR CP arrived on site and was joined with Tri-County GSAR (Moncton) and elements of Greater Fundy GSAR (Sussex) to conduct ground search operations with
support from the Simonds Fire Department, RCMP helicopter and K9 units. 14:36 hrs the subject was discovered during an aerial search with the RCMP helicopter. The subject was transported to hospital for observation. A total of 14 Central Region GSAR (08 YSSR, 06 RVGSAR) provided a total 135 (83 hrs YSSR, 52 hrs RV) hours of voluntary search hours towards this operation. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2011-09/10/11
York Sunbury Search & Rescue provided operational support to members of MESARD (Maine Search & Rescue Dogs) in the continuing search for signs of a male subject thought to have fallen into the Nashwaak River 2009-10-08.A total of 10 YSSR and 1 RVGSAR members responded providing a total of 166 hrs of voluntary search hours.

(left) YSSR and MESARD members being transported on the Nashwaak river.
(right) MESARD K9 and handler on task
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2011-09-08
22:20 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist in the search for three adults missing/overdue from a boating excursion on the Pokiok Stream. The YSSR Command Post and members responded.01:10 hrs a resident encountered the subjects alive and well. 01:30 hrs all members returned to base. A total of 10 YSSR members responded, providing a total of 33 hrs of voluntary search hours.
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2011-08-09/10
22:32 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist in the search for an 87 year old male missing in the Minto area. 00:10 hrs YSSR Command Post arrived. 04:15 hrs the subject was located alive and in good condition. 05:15 hrs extraction and transport of subject to EMS completed. 0600 hrs all member returned to base. A total of 10 YSSR and 05 RVGSAR members responded providing a total of 128 of voluntary search hours.
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2011-07-28/29
20:51 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 6 to assist in the search for an 74 year old female reported missing from her residence in the Weaver Rd area. A total of 13 YSSR members including the SAR K9 unit responded providing a total of 115 hrs of voluntary service search hours. 2011-07-29 at 08:30 hrs TCGSAR & Chaleur GSAR arrived on site. 10:15 hrs subject located alive and in good condition by RCMP helicopter.
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2011-06-23/24
17:27 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 6 to assist in a recovery search for an year 81 year old male missing after falling overboard while fishing in the Porter Cove area. Search operations were conducted June 23 19:00 - 0130 hrs, June 24 0600-17:30 hrs. A total of 16 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded contributing 186 voluntary searcher hours towards this operation. ________________________________________________________________________________________
2011-05-17/18
York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by Fredericton City Police to assist in the search for an 27 year old male missing from a boating accident on the Saint John River near Harrts Island. A total of 31 YSSR members including the SAR K9 unit responded over the two day period providing a total of 248 hrs of voluntary search hours.
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2011-04-07
York Sunbury Search & Rescue responded to a request made to NB/PEI/NS SAR teams from NS EMO and Halifax Regional SAR for assistance with ongoing search operations for a lost 42 year old male in the Sambro NS area. A total of 3 YSSR members attended contributing a total of 24 hrs of voluntary search hours.
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2010-11-12/13/14
York Sunbury Search & Rescue responded to a request made to NB/PEI/NS SAR teams from NS EMO and Halifax Regional SAR for assistance with ongoing search operations for a lost 88 year old male hunter in the Parrsboro NS area. Over the course of three days a total of 11 Central Region GSAR (09 YSSR & 02 RVGSAR) members attended providing 192 hours of voluntary search hours.
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2010-11-07
0215 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to search for a lost 30 year old male hunter in the Stanley area. 04:15 hrs the YSSR Command Post arrived and planning began. 06:39 hrs the subject was located in good health. 07:30 hrs the CP and members returned to base. A total of 7 CRGSAR members responded providing 38.5 hours of voluntary service towards this operation.
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2010-10-26
18:05 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to search for a 13 year old male missing in the Keswick Ridge area. 18:20 search management arrived and planning had begun. 19:20 hrs the subject was located in community while the majority of searchers were in transit.
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2010-10-25
22:15 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 3 to search for a 60 year old male missing from a hunting camp in the Doaktown region.02:15 hrs the YSSR Command Post and members arrived on scene and search operations began.
2010-10-26 07:33 hrs the subject was located in good condition. 0900 hrs the search base was demobilized. 11:30 hrs CP and all members had returned to base. A total of 11 YSSR and 3 RV GSAR members responded providing 209 hours of voluntary service towards this operation.
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2010-10-15
17:10hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was briefly ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to search for a 21 year old male in the Nasonworth area. 17:55 hrs RCMP located subject and YSSR was cancelled.
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2010-10-09
19:10 York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to search for a 73 year old male missing in the Tracy area. 2030 hrs mutual aid was requested and received from River Valley, Charlotte County, Greater Fundy, Carleton and Tri County GSAR teams. Additional resources were requested and received from Oromocto Fire Department, RCMP Helicopter, RCMP PDS.
Subject located 2010-10-10 / 09:30 hrs. 16 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded providing 150 hours of voluntary service towards this operation.
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2010-10-08
22:30 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was briefly ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to search for a 21 year old male in the Nasonworth . RCMP located the subject short thereafter then cancelled YSSR.
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2010-09-27
0600 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by Tri County GSAR and RCMP District 5 to assist with an ongoing search for a 73 year old male missing from his vehicle on the Miramichi. 06 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded providing a total of 28 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2010-09-15
0530 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was RE-ACTIVATED by River Valley GSAR and RCMP District 3 Grand Bay to return to Nelson Lake to assist with the search for a 46 year old male boater. Search operations continued until 1800 hrs. 1900 hrs The YSSR Command Post and members returned to base. 10 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded providing 160 voluntary hours towards this operation.


(above left)One search team being transported on Nelson Lake to search assignment area 2010-09-15
(above right) Search members breaking for lunch at Nelson Lake search operations. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
2010-09-13
22:30 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by River Valley GSAR and RCMP District 3 Grand Bay to assist in the search for a missing 46 year old male boater at Nelson Lake. At 23:45 hrs the YSSR Command Post and members arrived on scene to begin search opearations.0700 hrs YSSR Command Post and members completed tasking and returned to base in Fredericton. River Valley GSAR remained on site. 10 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members including the YSSR K9 unit respond, providing 110 voluntary hours towards this operation.


Image showing the location of the search base Round Lake connecting to the incident site of Nelson Lake 2010-09-13
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2010-07-17
19:03 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to search for a missing 83 year old male in the Beaverdam area. At 20:15 hrs the YSSR Command Post & members arrived on scene and began search operations. At 21:43 hrs the subject was located in good condition by ground crews. 25 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members including the YSSR K9 unit responded, providing a total of 127 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2010-07-08
16:30 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by River Valley GSAR and RCMP District 3 to search for a missing 54 year old male boater at South Oromocto Lake. At 20:35 hrs the YSSR Command Post & members arrived on scene and participated in search operations until 2010-07-09 (11:45 hrs) when the subject was recovered. 28 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded providing a total of 306 voluntary hours towards this operation.

Multi agency Command Posts at South Oromocto lake 2010-07-08.
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2010-06-13
05:09 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED to assist RCMP District 2 with the search for 41 year old female lost in the Burton area. YSSR Command Post and members were about to depart for the search site when the subject was located at 0618 hrs by RCMP PDS unit.
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2010-06-12
23:15 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was briefly ACTIVATED to assist RCMP District 2 with the search for a 2 year old male. 23:20 hrs search was cancelled when the subject was located in the community by RCMP members.
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2010-06-12
03:30hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist with the search for a 62 year old male ATV rider 7 hours overdue from a ride in the Kingsley area.At 0518 hrs the subject was located in good condition by two RCMP members on ATVs. The YSSR command post and 13 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded providing a total of 54 hours of voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2010-05-31
14:00 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist with the search for a 11 year old male who had walked away from his residence. 15:19 hrs the subject was located by a resident and the search request was cancelled. The YSSR command post and 16 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded to this incident providing a total of 16 hour of voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2010-03-29
19:55 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist with the search for a 11 year old male who walked away from his home at 15:30 hrs. 23:00 River Valley Ground Search & Rescue members were activated to provide additional resources. 23:33 hrs The subject returned home. A total of 27 York Sunbury Search & Rescue and 07 River Valley Search & Rescue members provided a total of 137 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2010-03-19
The York Sunbury Search & Rescue K9 unit was requested to assist RCMP and Fredericton Police Force K9 units in the continuing search for a missing 30 year old male resident from the Woodstock area. A total of 3 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members (2 human and one K9) responded providing a total of 24 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2009-12-13
09:01 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by Fredericton Police force to assist with the search for a 17 year old female. 09:48 hrs the subject was located elsewhere in the city and all members returned to base. A total of 12 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded providing a total of 12 voluntary hours towards this operation.

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2009-12-06
0900 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue launched a joint training exercise with the Oromocto Fire Marine Unit on the Nashwaak River. Search & Rescue kayakers, YSSR K9 Unit and a 3 man volunteer fire fighter crew piloting the Oromocto Fire Department Jet boat searched shorelines and islands for signs of an adult male reported missing Oct 08, 2009. 13:05 hrs all search tasking had been completed and all agencies returned to base. A total of 7 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members participated providing a total of 20 voluntary hours towards this operation.


Oromocto Fire Department Marine Unit 2009-12-06

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2009-11-29
0830 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue launched a joint training exercise with the Fredericton Police Marine Unit, Fredericton Fire Marine Unit and Oromocto Fire Marine unit on the Nashwaak and Saint John Rivers. Search and rescue Kayakers, Ground searchers, Police and Fire Marine units searched shorelines and islands for signs of an adult male reported missing Oct 08, 2009. 16:00 hrs all search tasking had been completed and all agencies returned to base. At total of 12 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members participated providing a total of 96 voluntary hours towards this operation.

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2009-10-09
13:30 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was reACTIVATED to assist the Fredericton Police Force in the continued search for a adult male who may have fallen into the Nashwaak River in the Marysville area. 14:30 the YSSR Command Post was on site and search operations began.19:30 hrs all search tasking had been competed. 20:30hrs the Command Post returned to base. A total of 16 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded, providing a total of 96 voluntary hours towards this operation.

2009-10-08
17:15 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED to assist the Fredericton Police Force in the search for a adult male who may have fallen into the Nashwaak River in the Marysville area. 18:05 hrs the YSSR Command Post was on site and search operations began. 01:30 hrs all search tasking had been competed. 02:00 hrs the Command Post returned to base. A total of 22 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded, providing a total of 154 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2009-09-25
21:20 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED to assist RCMP District 2 in the search for a 16 yr old female missing from her residence in the Carriage Hill area since 18:00 hrs. 22:17 The YSSR Command Post and members had just arrived when the subject was located alive and in good condition.
A total of 18 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded providing a total of 18 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2009-08-18 (14:00 hrs) support operations were stood down, command post and members returned to base.
2009-08-1718:40 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED by NB E.M.O. to assist the Oromocto (and other ) Fire Departments with a large structure fire on the Lincoln Road at Scott's Nursery. 1930 hrs the YSSR Command Post and members arrived and commenced logistics support operations (traffic control & site security overnight).A total of 16 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded providing a total of 71 voluntary hours towards this operation.

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2009-07-14
10:12 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED to assist RCMP District 1 and River Valley GSAR in the search for a 27 year old male lost in the Musquash area since 04:00 hrs July 12. 12:30 hrs The YSSR Command Post and members were in transit when the request was cancelled as the subject had been located alive and in good condition. A total of 07 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded providing a total of 17 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2009-06-09
12:46 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was briefly ACTIVATED to assist RCMP District 2 with the search for an adult male and female lost in the Tracy area. The request was cancelled at 13:15 hrs when family members reported they had found the lost subjects.
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2009-06-07
0230 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED to assist RCMP District 3 & Greater Fundy GSAR in the ongoing search for a 52 year old female lost in the Waterford area since 18:00 hrs June 06. The YSSR command post and members arrived at the requested time of 0700hrs. A mutual aid search commenced shortly thereafter staffed by NBGSAR volunteers from various regions. 10:30 hrs the subject was located alive and in good condition.12:00 hrs - operations were demobilized, command post and personal returned to base by 14:00 hrs. A total of 17 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members plus one SAR K-9 responded providing a total of 180 voluntary hours towards this operation.

Aerial view of the incident base at Waterford 2009-06-07
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2009-05-11
0855hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was (briefly) placed on STANDBY by RCMP District 7 to assist with the search for three females that failed to return from an evening walk on May 10. The subjects were located shortly afterwards and the request was cancelled.
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2009-04-26
1630 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was (briefly) ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist with the search for a missing 3 year old female in McAdam area. The subject was located shortly after the activation and the request for YSSR assistance was cancelled.
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2009-04-11
00:45 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED by River Valley Ground Search and Rescue to assist with the search for three 15 year old subjects lost in the Rothsay area. The request was to have YSSR members attend the search site by 0700 hrs. At 02:30 hrs the lost subjects were located in good condition by local authorities and the request for YSSR assistance was cancelled.
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2009-03-14
14:06 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist with a multi agency response to a downed PIPER Seminole twin engine aircraft in the Nashwaak Bridge area. 18:15 hrs response was completed and the team returned to base. 17 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded contributing a total of 85 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2008-11-01
10:34 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist in an evidence search in the Douglass Avenue area. 11:45 hrs team members were in en route when operations were stood down.
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2008-10-30
19:02 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to search for a 13 year old male missing from his residence in the Nasonworth area. Several search managers were dispatched immediately to the scene and arrived 19:24 hrs. 19:55 hrs the subject is located alive well by a resident just as field searchers began to arrive on scene.
15 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded contributing a total of 15 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2008-10-18
05:30 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to search for a 20 yr old male reported missing since 22:00 hrs Oct 17 th, in the Williamsburg area. 07:00 hrs YSSR Command Post arrived at the search base.11:30 hrs search operations were stood down after subjected was located in the community. 17 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded contributing a total of 102 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2008-08-04
Incident #1 - 03:30 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 7 and the Greater Fundy Search and Rescue team to assist with the search for 3 children, lost in the Wickham area since 1400 hrs Aug 03. At 0655 hrs the YSSR Command Post arrived at the Wickham search base. 0730 hrs the 3 subjects were located in good condition by the Greater Fundy Team. At 0805 hrs the York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue Team departed for Incident #2. 14 York Sunbury Search and Rescue members responded contributing a total of 56 voluntary hours towards this operation.

Incident #2 - 07:15 hrs York Sunbury Search and Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to search for a missing 20 year old male from Phillips Town road in the Coles Island area. Search operations were conducted until 1400 hrs after which the the York Sunbury Search and Rescue Team departed for Incident #3. 18 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded to contributing a total of 126 voluntary hours towards this operation.

Incident #3 - 14:30 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to assist in an evidence search in the Geary area. 22:02 search operations were terminated and team members returned to base. 18 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded contributing a total of 72 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2008-07-01
23:30 hrs - York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP and the Tri County Ground Search and Rescue team to assist with the search for a missing adult female in the Memramcook area. 0400 hrs 3 YSSR members departed for the search base and arrived at 0655 hrs. 0730 hrs subject was located by the RCMP in the Miramichi.
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2008-06-03
18:37 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was placed on STANDBY by the Fredericton Police Force who were investigating a complaint of two missing females age 14 and 6 from a residence in Marysville. 18:40 hrs Search Managers were alerted and preparations made to move the Command Post.19:35 hrs Fredericton Police Force reported both subjects had returned home and YSSR members were stood down.
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2008-05-19
0800-1800 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue ASSISTED RCMP District 6 with the recovery of human remains in the Astle area. 14 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members and one K9 responded, contributing a total of 154 voluntary hours towards this operation.
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2008-05-17
02:53 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 to conduct search operations for an adult male missing in the Charters Settlement Road area. 0345 hrs the YSSR Command Post arrived on scene and search operations commenced shortly thereafter. 1018 hrs the subject was located alive and well. 13:00 hrs search base was demobilized and the Command Post returned to base. 21 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded contributing a total of 231 voluntary hours towards this operation.


Incident Base at Charters Settlement.
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2008-05-09
York Sunbury Search & Rescue members ASSISTED RCMP District 6 with a site survey in advance of a planned major grid search operation. 3 Ground Search & Rescue Search Managers and one K9 contributed a total of 30 voluntary hours towards in support of this request.
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Flood Watch 2008: Total Hours - 834 / Total GSAR responders - 83

2008-05-01/02/03
York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by NB EMO to assist the City of Fredericton with food watch operations along the Saint John River in the University Ave and other areas. York Sunbury Search and Rescue was REACTIVATED by NB EMO to assist the Oromocto Fire Department with flood watch operations in the Nevers Road and French Lake areas. Mutual aid support was also received from Moncton (Tri County GSAR), Saint John (River Valley GSAR) and Miramichi GSAR teams. 71 Ground Search & Rescue personnel responded contributing a total of 690 voluntary hours towards this operation.


2008-04-24 /25/26/27/28/29/30
York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by NB EMO to assist the Oromocto Fire Department with
flood watch operations along the Saint John River in the Maugerville area. 12 YSSR members responded contributing a total of 144 voluntary hours towards this operation.

2007-11-10
04:00 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 7 to provide multi team assistance in the search for a 18 year old male missing in the High Field area. At 07:30 hrs searching commenced in conjunction with Greater Fundy, Tri County and Miramichi Ground Search and Rescue teams (65 GSAR members total on site). At 12:53, SAR Command was advised the subject had reported in to police in Saint John. By 16:00 hrs the YSSR command post had returned to base. 14 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue members responded contributing a total of 170 voluntary hours towards this operation.

Incident base at High Field.

2007-11-04
2100 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was placed on STANDBY by RCMP District 2 Oromocto who were investigating a complaint of missing 45 year old male from a residence in Burt's Corners. At 2110 hrs team members were alerted.2130 hrs subject returned home and all team members were advised to stand down.

2007-10-27
14:15 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 Oromocto to conduct a search for two adult males, two children and the family dog that had become lost in the woods while hunting near Beaverdam. The YSSR Command Post arrived on scene at 15:15 hrs, searching commenced shortly thereafter. 16:20 subjects were located in good condition. 17:35 hrs search stood down and demobilization commenced.18:00 hrs Command Post returned to base. 26 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue members along with 2 (visiting) Halifax Regional Search & Rescue, 2 (visiting) Carleton Ground Search & Rescue as well as 3 (visiting) members of the H.E.L.P. Group Management responded contributing a total of 133 voluntary hours towards this operation.


Searchers setup a large tent to shelter subjects from heavy rain.

2007-08-25
0530 hrs York Sunbury Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 Oromocto to conduct a shoreline search along Grand Lake in the Jemseg area for two adult males missing after their canoe capsized at 0130 hrs. The YSSR Command Post arrived on scene at 0655 hrs, shore searching commenced shortly thereafter. 10:28 hrs, subjects were spotted by a Canadian Forces Comorant CH0149 Search and Rescue Helicopter and recovered by Oromocto, Jemseg and RCMP marine units. Demobilization commenced, members and Command Post returned to base by 12:05 hrs. 19 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue members responded contributing a total of 133 voluntary hours.

2007-07-21
22:30 hrs York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District 2 Oromocto to search for a Male ATV rider who had called friends by cell phone and stated he was both injured and lost. The YSSR Command Post arrived on scene at 23:45 hrs. 02:47 hrs TriCounty Ground Search & Rescue (Moncton) members were ACTIVATED to provide mutual aid at first light.. 0330hrs (2007-07-22) the subject was located in good condition and was extracted. Demobilization commenced, members and Command Post returned to base at 0530 hrs. 21 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue members responded, contributing 147 hours, 20 members of Tri County Ground Search & Rescue contributed an additional 23 hrs for a total of 170 hours donated by ground search and rescue volunteers.

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2006-10-07
10:56 hrs York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED for a search in Greenwood Trailer Park area. While team members were in route to the scene the male subject was discovered by residents.

2006-10-06
21:30 hrs York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was ALERTED to possible search in the Tracy area. Pagers & OCN were activated. TCGSAR notified. 2005-10-07 1030 hrs alert status was cancelled

2006-09-30 / 2006-10-01 ( 2 Activations, 1 Alert)

16:30 hrs: while ACTIVATED on an evidence search in the Geary area by RCMP District 2, York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was also ACTIVATED (again)by RCMP District #2 to search for a missing 9 year old male in Oromocto. Evidence search operations were suspended and as the team prepared leave for Oromocto the missing 9 year old returned home 17:30 hrs.  Evidence search operations resumed shortly thereafter.


Aerial photographs aid in search planning even before arriving on scene.

1400 hrs, York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED to assist with a crime evidence search by RCMP District #2 in the Geary area. 5 kilometers of roadside were grid searched over the two day period.

Team members search for discarded evidence along 5km of roadside and ditches.


0930 hrs, York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was ALERTED by Tri County Ground Search & Rescue which been activated for a search in the Memramcook area. The subject was located shortly thereafter.

Operations area

2006-09-22
On September 22, York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED to assist  RCMP District #10 with a multi GSAR team, multi organizational search efforts to locate a missing single engine aircraft in the Plaster Rock area. The aircraft was located by two local men at 17:30 Friday. TriCounty, York Sunbury and Tobique personnel assisted the RCMP and the Coroner’s office in removing the body of the pilot. Members of North West Search and Rescue also participated in the operation

A total of 24 York Sunbury Search & Rescue members responded contributing 264 voluntary hours.

File photo of the downed aircraft (left).The 1992 VariViggen was an experimental aircraft designed by Burt Rutan of Germany.
A Canadian Forces C-130 Hercules passes over the search area (center). Preparing to land near the crash site, a Canadian Forces Cormorant CH0149 Search & Rescue Helicopter kicks up debris (right).

2006-09-18
0300 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was "ALERTED" by Tri-County Ground Search & Rescue which was actively searching for a missing 43 year old female in the Derby, NB area.

0800 hrs the missing woman walked out of the woods.

2006-06-02
0300 hrs York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED to provide multi-team assistance by Tri Country Ground Search and Rescue Team (Moncton, NB). Tri-County GSAR had been searching since 1800 hrs (2006-06-21) for a missing male in the Intervale, NB area that had walked away from his residence.
07:30 - York Sunbury members were "stood down" as the missing male had been located.

A Total of 5 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue members had gathered vehicles and equipment when the subject was located and the request for assistance cancelled.

2006-05-11

22:30 hrs York Sunbury Search Ground Search & Rescue team was ACTIVATED by RCMP District #2 to search for 2 missing men in the Fredericton Junction, NB area. The two men had failed to return home after what was to be a short walk around 1800 hrs. One of the men was known to be a diabetic. Family and friends search the wooded area and trails around the place last seen until contacting RCMP around 22:00 hrs.
23:30 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue setup a command post and commenced searching operations that lasted until 0830 hrs 2006-05-12 when the men walked out of the woods, wet, cold but unharmed. The two men had become disorientated in the dark on the maze of trails in the area.

A total of 20 YSSR members responded to this emergency and contributed 180 hrs of volunteer support.

Dawn finally breaks at the search operation area on Gore Rd in Fredericton Junction.

2006-05-07

23:45 hrs York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP McAdam Post for assistance to locate 3 ATV riders in the Davidson Lake, NB area. The riders had called family stating did not know their location and their cell phone battery was almost depleted. YSSR Search Managers responded on site. With planning and support from YSSR, RCMP members were about to conduct a search by ATV when the riders again made contact to state they were ok, had a fire going and would wait until daylight to return home.
07:00 hrs the 3 ATV riders returned home safely, remainder of YSSR team taken of "STANDBY" status.

A total of 7 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue members provided 35 hrs of volunteer services (planning/comms support).


Ariel photo of Davidson Lake area.

2006-05-06
York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue team was ACTIVATED by Fredericton City Police to assist in the search and recovery of a 21 year old male presumed to have jumped off the Westmorland Street Bridge just after 4AM April 23. His vehicle was found idling on the bridge by F.C.P.
York Sunbury Ground Search conducted an extensive search of all 54 kms of shorelines (both sides of the river including two islands) between the Westmorland Street Bridge in Fredericton downstream to the Burton Bridge. Searching was conducted simultaneously by foot (on the shore side) and with various volunteer vessels (on the water side). The search proved negative on this day. On the evening of May 19, 2006 a resident in the Bourqe Lane area of Lincoln sighted the remains and alerted emergency personnel.

A total of 29 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue members provided a total 268 volunteer hours towards the search effort.

(left)Ariel view of the Saint John river at the Westmoreland Street bridge.
(right) A few YSSR members take time out to pose for a quick photo.

2006-03-27
14:45 hrs - York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue team was ACTIVATED by RCMP District #2 to search for a 3 year old male missing from his home in Penniac, NB. Pagers were set off and members left their places of work. Twenty nine members responded, some had arrived at the search scene, others were still in transit when the child located by an area resident assisting in the search.

A total of 29 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue members provided 58 volunteer hours of response time..

2006-03-16
21:30 hrs York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue was ACTIVATED by RCMP District #2 to assist in the search for a 65 year old woman in Oromocto, NB. Family reported her overdue from her daily walk at 15:15 hrs.YSSR pagers activated with 23 members on scene when the subject was located by the DNR dog and handler.

A total of 23 York Sunbury Ground Search & Rescue members provided 46 volunteers hours of response time.


Oromocto river