Cowichan Search and Rescue responds to four incidents over Halloween weekend

Cowichan Search and Rescue (SAR) responded to four separate calls between October 29 and November 1, 2026.

The weekend began on October 29 when the team located three hikers near the summit of Mount Tzouhalem who had gone off-trail and were suffering from cold and wet conditions. On October 30, SAR assisted in a rescue following an off-road vehicle crash west of Skutz Falls, an operation that required overnight work to assist two individuals.

On Halloween night, the team was mobilized for a missing teenager in Duncan, though the individual was located by others while the team was responding. Finally, on November 1, SAR conducted a search for a person reported struggling in the water near the Cowichan Lake weir. Despite thorough searches by water and ground teams, the search was suspended late that night without finding the individual.