Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue honoured for going above and beyond
A little more than a year ago, on July 1, 2023, the Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue got a call out. Dale McCreery was at home with his three-year-old daughter.
"Being a very forgetful person myself, I often use other devices to find my cellphone. I thought, 'Well maybe there'll be some options in the home that we can find a way of tracking tis cellphone."McCreery said there were a number of devices with the wrong account connected, but eventually someone found the right device, but with multiple possible passwords.
"Not too far away, I found this person lying in the creek, unconscious. It was only at that point that I realized it was a person that I knew. I had kind of put that aside until I saw this person." A little more than a year after the rescue, McCreery was able to share that the person is doing well while he accepted an award of behalf of the Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue for the team's work in the rescue. McCreery said he spoke with the person the day before he left and while they said he could"share whatever" he wanted, he is still choosing to keep their identity private.
On Friday , the Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue received the 2023 John MacGregor Memorial Award for their exceptional effort and dedication in locating the person the year prior. In addition to a plaque, the team received a $10,000 cheque. "When you hear some of the stories of my grandfather, it's totally fitting that it's targeted towards helping people, because that was his legacy in the war. He was helping people and helping our country," Don said.
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