Northern Labrador search and rescue co-ordinator calls for more radio coverage in mountain region
CBC
An ongoing inquiry into ground search and rescue in Newfoundland and Labrador is putting equipment shortages under the microscope.
Makkovik's search and rescue co-ordinator hopes that at the end of the inquiry, his team will have better VHF — or very high frequency — radio coverage to help people in distress in remote regions of Labrador's north coast.
Barry Andersen started with Makkovik's search and rescue group in 1994 after two young people were killed in a duck hunting accident and Andersen was left at work, unable to help search.
The community now has a team of 19 volunteers. Andersen, in his role as co-ordinator and community constable with the Makkovik RCMP, makes sure they follow proper procedures and are being safe and effective while searching.
"It's a small community. We have to look after ourselves," he said.
But it's not always possible to conduct a search mission across the peaks and valleys of the coastal landscape.
The Makkovik team was thrown into the national spotlight after 14-year-old Burton Winters went missing. Searchers took three days to find his body on the sea ice, and the federal government and military were criticized for their role in the search.
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