Crews responded to an injured hiker on the Howe Sound Crest Trail near St. Mark's Summit on Monday afternoon after she slipped and heard a crack.
North Shore Rescue crews were called out on Canada Day after a hiker slipped and broke her ankle. Crews said that while it may be dry and sunny at the bottom of the mountains, that is not the case at the top. North Shore Rescue crews were kept busy over the long weekend and want to remind anyone heading into the mountains about potential dangers.on the Howe Sound Crest Trail near St. Mark’s Summit on Monday afternoon after she slipped and heard a crack.
“Here we think it’s July 1st, summer has begun, it’s nice and warm in the city but we still have quite a bit of snow and it’s been a wet June so the trails are still pretty muddy and wet,” Allan McMordie, North Shore Rescue search manager, told Global News.“You’ve got to have good boots, you’ve got to be very careful on your footing up on the higher mountains and it can get cold quickly.”
McMordie also said that since it can take a while to get to remote locations, especially at night, if anyone suffers a serious injury, they should call 911 as soon as possible.Inflatable booster car seats recalled across Canada due to injury risk
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