Submitted by Sgt. Jeff Witzke
Columbia Valley RCMP
On March 3 the Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a stolen utility trailer.
The theft was believed to have occurred the night of March 1 from a location near Juniper Heights on Hwy 95/93. On March 4 the trailer was recovered in Red Deer, Alberta.
On March 3 Columbia Valley members responded to a single vehicle rollover on Westside road near Fairmont Hot Springs.
The vehicle was travelling southbound when they (the driver) lost control while navigating a bend in the road and rolled. The three occupants sustained minor injuries and did not require medical attention. Road conditions appeared to have played a factor in the rollover.
On March 4 police were called to a structure fire in Fairmont Hot Springs. The structure was believed to be unoccupied and without power and water. By the time the fire was observed, the structure was fully engulfed in flames and mostly burnt to the ground when the fire department arrived. The Investigation into what caused the fire is ongoing.
On March 8 the Columbia Valley RCMP were dispatched to an avalanche in the backcountry involving a burial. Search and rescue was immediately deployed to the Pedley Pass area where a male had been buried by an avalanche. The other party in the group was able to uncover the male who was still alive and breathing.
Search and rescue transported both parties to the airbase where they were met by EHS. The buried individual was taken to Cranbrook hospital for further treatment and released with minor injuries.
