{"id":215921,"date":"2019-05-26T04:10:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T08:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=215921"},"modified":"2025-01-07T03:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T08:53:07","slug":"two-hikers-rescued-after-darkness-sets-in-on-trail-near-cypress-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/26\/two-hikers-rescued-after-darkness-sets-in-on-trail-near-cypress-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Two hikers rescued after darkness sets in on trail near Cypress Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_215922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215922\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1200px-Cypress-foggy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215922\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1200px-Cypress-foggy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1200px-Cypress-foggy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1200px-Cypress-foggy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1200px-Cypress-foggy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/1200px-Cypress-foggy-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man and woman in their early 20s called 911 Friday evening while hiking the Baden Powell Trail toward Eagle Bluffs and Cypress Mountain, said Simon Jackson, search manager with North Shore Rescue. (<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=1034708\">File Photo By Arnold C &#8211; Own work, Attribution<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two hikers who became stranded at night on a trail near Vancouver were rescued early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>A man and woman in their early 20s called 911 Friday evening while hiking the Baden Powell Trail toward Eagle Bluffs and Cypress Mountain, said Simon Jackson, search manager with North Shore Rescue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey basically just researched the hike very quickly,\u201d he said of the out-of-town visitors, who took a taxi to the trail head and started hiking late in the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hike took a lot longer than they anticipated,\u201d said Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Though the pair had a light, they didn&#8217;t feel comfortable navigating the trail and terrain in the dark, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers were able to locate the pair using co-ordinates from their cellphone and a five-person field team found them and escorted the hikers to safety around 3:20 a.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy clenbuterol online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/clenbuterol.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/clenbuterol.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>m. PT.<\/p>\n<p>The man and woman are in good health.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy fildena online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/fildena.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/fildena.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust cold, tired, hungry,\u201d said Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>He reminded hikers to prepare before embarking on any adventure, adding it&#8217;s important to either be prepared to hike in the dark or to adjust plans to avoid being out after nightfall.<\/p>\n<p>North Shore Rescue recommends people bring 10 essential items with them when hiking.<\/p>\n<p>All hikers should have a light, signalling device, fire starter, warm clothes, pocket knife, shelter, water and food, first-aid kit, navigation and communication device, like a cellphone, according to the group&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zofran online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/zofran.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/zofran.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> The list assumes people are wearing hiking boots and non-cotton clothes. The group encourages hikers to add to the list depending on the season or route.<\/p>\n<p>The group also recommends hikers inform someone of their plans, including when they expect to return, and leave a detailed itinerary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two hikers who became stranded at night on a trail near Vancouver were rescued early Saturday morning. 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