Carleton Ground Search and Rescue Inc.

Some simple yet effective things to remember when in the outdoors

The COJO Dive Team from Fredericton was in Woodstock at the dock by the farm market on Sunday, Dec 20, 2020. They demonstrated an operational training scenario for a discarded weapon under the ice. They found it.

The St. Andrews RCMP is asking for the public's help locating a missing 14-year old girl from the community. Margaret (Maggie) Jean Marie Kiley was last seen on... January 8, 2021, at approximately 12 p.m., at the Sir James Dunn Academy in St. Andrews. She was reported missing to police later that afternoon. Police have followed several leads to try and locate her, but so far have been unsuccessful. Her family and police are concerned for her wellbeing. Margaret Jean Marie Kiley is described as being five feet one inch (155 centimetres) tall and weighing approximately 100 pounds (45 kilograms). She has brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen carrying a purple backpack. A clothing description is not available. Police believe Margaret Jean Marie Kiley may be in the Saint John area. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Margaret Jean Marie Kiley is asked to contact the St. Andrews RCMP detachment at 506-755-1130. https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca//news/2021/missing-14-year-old-

From all of us at SARVAC, here’s wishing you and yours a safe, SAR call free Christmas Holiday season. Our hats (and toques) are off to the incredible resili...ence and professionalism shown by the GSAR community through a gale of complexities. Individuals, Teams and Organizations have SCORPA’d their way to calm competent proficiency.so that others may live. Take a moment to put your arms around your family and loved ones that support you, and focus on being a part of the blessings this Christmas time can bring.and here’s to a brighter 2021 A Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and the very best New Year yet! De nous tous de SARVAC, nous vous souhaitons un très beau temps des Fêtes, avec vos proches et sans mobilisations. Nous vous levons notre chapeau(et notre tuque) pour toute la résilience et le professionnalisme dont vous avez fait preuve tout au long de cette année plutôt difficile. Profitez de cette période pour remercier les membres de vos familles qui vous supportent dans votre aide à la population en détresse. Profitez chaque seconde de ce que ce temps de l’année nous apporte. Que l’année 2021 vous apporte que des bonnes choses.

SAR Night Before Christmas By Jamie Harper Twas the night before Christmas and twenty below... The forecast was calling for 3 feet of snow. We had all snuggled in to our beds for the night Knowing Santa would leave gifts that we’d find at first light. We snored and we dreamed until two forty-five That was the time that the phones came alive. Are you available for a search the caller did ask If so please hurry, we’ll give you a task. A small child is missing was all we were told It’s unlikely she’ll survive alone in the cold. The searchers got ready, all grabbing their packs Filled with spare clothes ,water and snacks. They made their way to the point last seen In hope of finding clues of where the subject had been. The command post was on-site and search managers too They planned and they mapped, they knew what to do. Hasty teams were sent to all known walking trails Search dogs were requested in case all else fails. The trackers were out, looking for sign With a bit of good luck the child they would find. The CP had a copy of the Lost Person Behaviour book That told how far she may have traveled and the best places to look. More searchers were called from a neighboring team With the extra eyes the subject was sure to be seen. A call came in that some tracks had been found Do we follow the prints or call for a hound? At last we now have a direction of travel This piece of the puzzle we now can un-ravel. Teams were re-directed to do some jump tracking We were getting close, we’d better get cracking. The searchers were now moving at the speed of light They’d bring the wee one home and out of the night. In the beam of their headlamps they couldn’t see far But there was an old cabin and its door was ajar. Inside they found her curled up in a ball To the command post they relayed the most wonderful call. We have her they said, she’s alive and well The news brought the parents back from that living hell. We’ll stretcher her out the searchers did say Send another team to help light the way. Have EMS waiting to make sure she’s all right And we’ll have her home before morning light. The teams had accomplished what they set out to do Located the subject and brought her home too. No greater gift could have been given that day Then to get back a child that had gone astray. The searchers had left their homes in the night To help a fellow man and do what was right. Once at home on that Christmas morn Loved ones were hugged and good will was born. To receive is nice but it’s better to give These things we do so that others may live. See more