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Search and rescue crews looking for missing hiker in Sooke Potholes

Victoria News1 March 2020Aaron GuillenJDF SAR era

Aaron Guillen. “Search and rescue crews looking for missing hiker in Sooke Potholes”, Victoria News, 1 March 2020 ref-only
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Summary

Search and rescue crews safely located a 19-year-old man who went missing in Sooke Potholes on Sunday afternoon. Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue senior manager Vicki Webber said they received a call around 3:15 p.m. for a hiker who hadn't returned after a group of seven split up hiking near Empress Mountain. Unconfirmed social-media reports named the man as Peter Koltronis. The group split, with one subgroup heading to the summit; the man went ahead to relay a message to that group and took a wrong turn, becoming lost. Webber said he was not dressed for the weather and had left his pack with the other group; he was located tired, cold and wet, with a few cuts and bruises, but in good condition.

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Details

Headline	“Search and rescue crews looking for missing hiker in Sooke Potholes”
Publication	Victoria News
Date	1 March 2020
Page	Not applicable — web edition, no print page number
Byline	Aaron Guillen
Era	JDF SAR era
Document type	news report
Original article	Victoria News — the article on the publisher's own site ↗
Source	vicnews.com
Accessed	2026-08-04
Licensing	ref-only
Record confidence	confirmed

Archivist's note

First archive record of this incident. Names Vicki Webber (spelled differently from "Weber" elsewhere in the archive - same person, byline inconsistency across Black Press reporters).

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Archive notes

Web-sourced article with no print page number. Three files held: print-to-PDF scan, OCR-searchable derivative, and .md text extraction; summary written from the rendered page text. New incident created (no existing catalog coverage found). Captured by the news-scan skill during the vicnews.com full historical sweep, approved in review 2026-08-04.

Record id 2020-03-01-vicnews-nopage-potholes-19yo-found. Original file in the project archive: 02_articles/2020-03-01_vicnews_potholes_19yo_found.pdf.

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1 March 2020Search and rescue crews safely located a 19-year-old man who went missing in Sooke Potholes on Sunday afternoo

Incidents

Search and rescue crews looking for missing hiker in Sooke Potholeslost hiker

People named

Vickie Webersenior manager, Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue
Peter Koltronissearch subject (unconfirmed identification)
Aaron Guillenreporter

Places

Sooke Potholes