Search and Rescue on the Koksilah

This year's SAR team recently underwent its baptism in the Koksilah River. Recent floodwaters had receded and levels were down to normal for this time of year. Despite drysuits and neoprene gloves it was a particularly close encounter of the cold kind (it was difficult to find secure footing on any rocks we splashed in passing because they so quickly glazed over in solid ice).

– Peter Yates, SAR Instructor

Photos by Julie Kelly and Peter Yates