Crate Creek fire was fast approaching waiting helicopter as hiker, rescuers finally reach it.
Two problems: the initial satellite information about the hiker’s exact location was incorrect and the helicopter didn’t have longline capability, meaning it would have to land in the densely forested area.
Sloan, Topflight’s chief flight instructor, got back, but had to use a detour because the fire’s advance had closed off his initial route.Article content He met the search team members along the trail, and the trio began a race against the fire to get to the aircraft.Article content“Norm insisted on taking my pack along with his own. Can you imagine?” recalled Cloutier, a gym-goer who is in top physical shape. “I said my pack is at least 45 pounds, but he took it and the pace got faster and it’s a good thing because by the time we were ready to take off, the fire was a real threat.
The dense smoke resulted in very limited visibility, but the helicopter landed safely in Penticton after a nearly four-hour rescue mission.
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