Two incidents of hikers rescued in Sooke this past week
A group of four lost hikers was found after a night search in Sea to Sea Regional Park around July 24, 2026.
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Juan de Fuca, Metchosin SAR team up to haul out injured hiker
On Monday, May 18, 2026 (Victoria Day), Juan de Fuca and Metchosin SAR teams were tasked around 11 a.m. to help a person with a leg injury in East Sooke Park.
Search and rescue help injured hiker out of East Sooke Park
Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue responded to a call in East Sooke Park for a hiker with an ankle injury; after medical assistance it was a short and straightforward stretcher carry.
Search and rescue teams come together to lift injured hiker from Juan de Fuca Trail
Juan de Fuca SAR, Metchosin SAR, BC Emergency Health Services and North Shore Rescue's long-line team lifted an injured hiker from the Juan de Fuca Trail after extremely difficult terrain ruled out a stretcher carry.
Searchers find hiker but warn much of Juan de Fuca Trail still closed
After locating an overdue hiker on the Tuesday, Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue reminded hikers that much of the Juan de Fuca Trail remains closed.
Juan de Fuca Trail hiker rescued after leg injury
A hiker had to be carried off the Juan de Fuca Trail on the Monday with a serious leg injury.
Police searching for missing 14-year-old boy from Sooke
A 14-year-old Sooke boy reported missing Feb.
Surfer injured at Sombrio after wave slams log into leg
Surfer [Ethan] Baker was walking into the water at Sombrio Beach when a wave launched a log into his leg, breaking it.
Snow, fog hamper rescue of 15 hikers in backwoods above Jordan River
Victoria Clarke, spokeswoman for Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue, said a group had camped on the Saturday night at Wye Lake and was planning to hike out on the Sunday, but some members felt unwell.
SAR team rescues 2 hikers on Juan de Fuca trail during peak season
Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue, with support from the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad, rescued a hiker near Sombrio Beach on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail on Friday Aug.
Injury / fall — Juan de Fuca Marine Trail
A team of rescuers helped get an injured hiker to safety on the Sunday after a fall along the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail.
Injury / fall — China Beach
[Rescuers helped] an injured hiker from China Beach on the Saturday.
Helicopter rescue for injured hiker near Botanical Beach
A hiker who suffered a back injury on the Juan de Fuca Trail was lifted to safety on the Saturday, says Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue.
Juan de Fuca SAR slogs 4 hours through mud, saves injured hiker off trail
The week's rescue of a student who fell on a school hike on the Juan de Fuca Trail and had to be carried out on a stretcher for about four hours is a reminder of the trail's dangers.
Lost hiker — Juan de Fuca Marine Trail
It is not unusual for hikers on the Juan de Fuca trail to sink up to their knees in mud, but a recent mud-related call was a first.
Hikers help free man trapped in waist-deep mud on Juan de Fuca Trail
A hiker on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail became stuck in mud up to his hips on March 29, 2024, and couldn't get out for a couple of hours.
Search continues for missing woman after vehicle found in Sooke
Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue personnel returned to the mobile command base during the search for Melissa McDevitt in the Sooke Potholes area on the Monday.
Search crews look for Montreal man at China Beach
Search and rescue crews resumed a search on the Saturday for a missing Montreal man whose rented motorhome was found at China Beach on the Friday.
Anyone who spoke to man missing in Fairy Creek area asked to contact Sooke RCMP
Sooke RCMP were continuing to look for a 61-year-old man believed to have been last seen hiking between two camps in the Fairy Creek watershed area on 13 October.
Search for missing kayaker expands
The Victoria Rescue Co-ordination Centre was contacted about 7 p.m.
Body of missing 16-year-old Langford teen found in Goldstream Provincial Park
The body of 16-year-old Langford resident Andre Courtemanche was discovered at Goldstream Provincial Park on Saturday evening, eight days after he left home on Jan.
Body of Beecher Bay woman found; foul play not suspected
The body of a missing Beecher Bay woman was found on the Friday, more than a week after she went missing.
Injury / fall — Sooke Potholes
A 26-year-old woman who had suffered an ankle or leg injury was brought to safety up a steep incline at the Sooke Potholes on the Monday night.
Seven-year-old girl falls off cliff at East Sooke Regional Park
A seven-year-old girl fell 15 feet off a cliff at Cabin Point in East Sooke Regional Park on Friday afternoon, the same day District of Sooke parks reopened to the public after pandemic lockdown.
Search and rescue crews looking for missing hiker in Sooke Potholes
Search and rescue crews safely located a 19-year-old man who went missing in Sooke Potholes on Sunday afternoon.
Children ages 11 to 14 out of the bush by evening
Two scout leaders missing in the Sooke hills near Jordan River were found on the Monday, safe and uninjured.
Body of third missing man found in Sooke River
The body of a Sooke man was recovered from the Sooke River on Tuesday afternoon, days after he and two other friends were swept away by a torrent of water while in a pickup truck; the bodies of the two other men were found Sunday.
Rescue operation a success after hiker injured in fall at Sooke Hills
A woman in her mid-30s was rescued from Sugarloaf Mountain near Sooke on the Sunday by crews who hiked hours to get her to a waiting ambulance.
Search fails to find missing kayaker near Sooke
A full-scale search covering a 1,000-square-kilometre area of the Juan de Fuca Strait failed to find a 57-year-old kayaker who set out from Beecher Bay; a red kayak similar to his was found.
Helicopter lifts out tourist after Sombrio cliff plunge
A woman hiking the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail with friends had to be plucked by helicopter from an area near Sombrio Beach on the Wednesday after falling down a cliff.
Four rescued after getting lost near Sooke
Four Victoria residents (two men, two women) got lost on a day hike Saturday in Sooke and endured five hours in nighttime cold before rescue.
Lost hiker — Port Renfrew
A hiker who became lost in forest near Port Renfrew was rescued after a massive 12-hour search.
Hiker's call goes to U.S.
The rescue of an injured hiker ran into a delay on the Sunday when his companion's 911 call was answered by an American dispatcher.
Climber hurt in fall at potholes
More than two dozen emergency personnel were involved in the rescue of a man who fell from a cliff at Sooke Potholes on the Wednesday.
Search on for woman, 59
A sprawling search was under way for a woman believed to be missing in East Sooke Regional Park.
Injured hiker assisted
About 20 Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue members made the trek into the Sooke Hills on the Sunday to help an injured hiker who had severely injured her ankle.
After five days, searchers discover man's body in waters off East Sooke
The five-day search for a missing East Sooke man came to a tragic end on the Wednesday when his body was found in the waters of Anderson Cove, near Gillespie [Road].
Lost hiker — Mount Wells Regional Park
A 21-year-old mountain biker spent a cold, wet night lost in a forest west of Mount Wells Regional Park on the Saturday before being found by Metchosin Search and Rescue.
Other — Glen Lake, Langford
A lake search followed an extensive ground search around Glen Lake on the Saturday, carried out by the Juan de Fuca search and rescue team.
Injury / fall — Sugarloaf Mountain, Sooke Hills
A woman in significant [distress or difficulty] was hoisted to a helicopter after being reached by two search and rescue technicians who were lowered to her, working with members of the Juan de Fuca search…
Men go down cliff to save injured teen stuck in waterfall
Fifteen-year-old Alyssa Albany was swept over a waterfall at the Sooke Potholes on the Thursday while fooling around with friends on an air mattress, and was trapped for more than three hours on a foothold…
Other — Port Angeles, Washington
A letter from someone involved in or grateful for a rescue on 5 May, who writes of "the relief of hearing a U.S.
Victoria firefighter killed in kayak accident near Port Renfrew
The Victoria Fire Department and Vancouver Island's river kayaking fraternity were mourning the death of a colleague who drowned when his whitewater kayak became trapped under a rock.
Death at lake blamed on alcohol, cold water
A body was recovered after a man named Doherty was reported missing.
Injury / fall — Juan de Fuca Marine Trail
A 22-year-old Alberta man died following a hiking accident on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail.
Injured man rescued after cliff fall
A man with a severely broken leg was rescued on the Friday.
Missing person, 8 April 2002
Search and rescue teams looking for a missing woman named Mitchell had been told they would probably have to see her to find her, as she was not responding to people calling for her.
Hiker rescued after night lost on trail
Shateira Wynde's prayers were answered at 9:40 a.m.
Rescuers battle conditions to reach hiker
Thirty volunteers slipped and slid through rain, fog and mud on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail to reach an injured hiker after a call came in on the Monday evening.
Lost hunter — Shields Lake, Sooke Hills
A search involving an RCMP helicopter, a tracking dog and a dogmaster was called off shortly after noon on the Wednesday when a missing hunter was reported safely home.
LOST HIKER SAFE
A Sooke hiker was safe after spending a night in East Sooke Park.
Night in woods chills hunter
Fifty-one-year-old George Paull decided to take a little break from hunting.
They rallied round fires in hiking mini-ordeals
A Sunday afternoon hike turned into a chilling experience for nine people in two separate parties in East Sooke Park when nightfall caught them still far from their destination, forcing them to huddle…
Toddler rescued from bush
A three-year-old boy missing for seven hours in dense bush at Saseenos in the Sooke district was found unharmed by a volunteer searcher after darkness had fallen.
Student Found Dead
The body of Russell Wayne Hodson, an 18-year-old University of Victoria student of 877 Royal Oak, was found early on the Saturday morning at the foot of a cliff on the Sooke River, about a mile from the…
Heading Home?
An elderly man who was the object of a search in the Sooke area might be attempting to return to his former home in Campbell River, Sooke RCMP said, after a party of about 20 Sooke residents and police…
Sooke Hunter Escapes Fog Trap
Sooke hunter Leonard Jones, who became lost near Leechtown on the Sunday when trapped by fog, walked out of the woods safely early the previous day.
Test Hunters Like Drivers, Boys' Rescuer Urges
A Sooke logging operator who on the Sunday brought two young Victoria hunters out of the bush country called for hunters to be licensed and tested in the way drivers are.
Aircraft to Join Rangers In Search for Lost Hunters
South Vancouver Island Rangers in force and possibly two aircraft were to head into the rugged Sooke Lake area to look for two missing Victoria hunters, lost since Sunday noon.
One Search Ends; Another Started
A 48-hour search by 1,500 men in thick Sooke bush for a missing hunter ended successfully on the Monday afternoon, and another began at once for three missing searchers.
Rangers Find Missing Hunter After Search of Five Hours
A party of 27 South Vancouver Island Rangers found William Reader, a 60-year-old father of eight from Colwood Camp, in the dense woods of the Sooke Lake watershed, less than five hours after the party left…
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