Hinton and Area Search and Rescue

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our SAR family to yours. Have a safe and happy holidays

I would like to give a shout out to Joel Chell with Morad Communications for all his help getting our team hooked up with some new truck radios as well as downloading all our channels to new and old radios. Your time and generosity is greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

A big thank you to Yellowhead Helicopters for helicopter orientation with our team.

Another excellent night of training. Special thanks to Sgt Chris Murphy with the RCMP for taking the time to teach us about evidence handling.

UPDATE - LOCATED Hinton RCMP have confirmed that Quinn Repecka has been located. Hinton RCMP seek assistance to locate missing youth... Hinton, Alta. The RCMP are trying to locate 15-year-old Quinn Repecka in order to verify his wellbeing. Quinn was reported missing on Sept. 1, and was last seen in Hinton in the early evening of Sept. 1. Quinn Repecka is described as: Caucasian male 5’8 tall / 110 lbs. Short, curly, blonde hair / blue eyes The RCMP believe that Quinn may be in the Spruce Grove area. If you have information about the whereabouts of Quinn Repecka, please contact the Hinton RCMP at at 780-865-5544. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.