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Marine search and rescue volunteers save injured hiker after fall on West Vancouver trail

WEST VANCOUVER, JUL 21 – Volunteers transported a hiker with a fractured leg from Lighthouse Park to Government Pier where paramedics provided hospital care, highlighting the importance of prompt marine rescue response.

  • Bolton Mountain Rescue Team assisted a woman with a broken leg on moorland near Darwen on Sunday, July 20, at 4:36 p.m.
  • North West Ambulance Service requested Bolton MRT after being unable to reach the injured woman who twisted her ankle and suffered a painful lower leg injury.
  • The rescue team arrived within ten minutes, assessed her condition, gave pain relief, stabilised her leg with a splint, and carried her on a stretcher to a rendezvous point.
  • She was taken by an NWAS ambulance to receive hospital care, with a spokesperson expressing wishes for her quick recovery and looking forward to her completing the postponed West Highland Way journey once healed.
  • This incident highlights the importance of appropriate footwear, water, layered clothing, and a first aid kit for hiking, as authorities urge caution during busy seasons to prevent accidents.
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Military helicopter rescues injured hiker from Cape Breton Highlands

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre sent a Cormorant helicopter to Polletts Cove in northwestern Inverness County on Sunday evening, after a distress call came out from two hikers on the local trail.

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Marine search and rescue volunteers save injured hiker after fall on West Vancouver trail

Marine search and rescue volunteers were called into duty to help a man who found himself in a precarious position after fracturing his leg in a fall in Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver last week. West Vancouver's Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) group were tasked around 7:30 p.m. W...

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Paddle board couple rescued

A Maritime Rescue vessel was deployed on Sunday July 20 morning to assist a couple stranded on a paddle board in Javea’s popular Granadella cove, after they were unable to return to shore on their own. According to the official account of Salvamento Marítimo on X (formerly Twitter), the alert was received shortly after 9am, reporting that the pair were struggling in the water. Source

·Spain
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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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