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Men go down cliff to save injured teen stuck in waterfall

12 July 2007Sooke Potholesinjury / fallJDF SAR era

Article(s)	Men go down cliff to save injured teen stuck in waterfall
Date	12 July 2007
Location	Sooke Potholes, British Columbia; Sooke Potholes Provincial Park, British Columbia; Deertrail development site, Sooke River, British Columbia
Type	injury / fall
Team name used	Juan de Fuca Ground Search and Rescue
Era	JDF SAR era
Record ID	`inc-2007-07-12-albany-sooke-potholes-waterfall`

Subject(s), as named in the article

Alyssa Albany
Fifteen-year-old Alyssa Albany; "a shy teenager ... covered in bumps and bruises"; had a broken ankle and was shivering with cold
Fern Albany
"I'm just so grateful they were there," said Fern Albany. "It was such a heroic thing. I almost lost my daughter."
Frank Albany
her parents Fern and Frank Albany were eager to thank their daughter's rescuers
Matt Varney
"Sooke firefighter Matt Varney" - but the photograph caption on the same page names him "Matt Barney of Sooke Fire Department" (see notes)

These people were named in published news reports. They are private individuals who did not choose to be part of a public record.