The Prince Rupert detachment of the RCMP has provided a bit of background to a weekend rescue response that involved members of the RCMP, two Northwest Search and Rescue units as well as a helicopter to extricate a group of campers caught on the wrong side of three separate land slides along Work Channel.
In their statement, the RCMP make note of their call for response on Saturday night at 9:20PM, and how working in collaboration with the Prince Rupert Ground Search and Rescue Group and that of Terrace were able to safely escort the travellers across the landslides to safety and transportation by way of the Terrace unit's helicopter or by road.
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| Northwest RCMP members, as well as those from Prince Rupert Ground Search and Rescue and Terrace Ground Search and Rescue had a busy Saturday night responding to a call of three landslides along Work Channel Road |
With those who were trapped now safely back to their home communities a field assessment has been completed by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, however, there is no anticipated timeline for when the road will be reopened.
Today's advisory notes that the entrance to Work Channel Road from Highway 16 will remain closed until further notice for public safety. The RCMP have also reinforced previous warnings about using the Work Channel Road.
With Mounties noting how the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development has indicated that this area has a history of terrain instability and sensitivity issues which have been further aggravated by the recent heavy rainfall.
The Saturday night response came at the height of an extensive rainfall event for the North Coast which delivered in excess of 150 mm of rain over a 36 hour period.
You can review the full account of the incident from the RCMP here.
More notes on the work of Emergency Responders in the Northwest can be found here.
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