RCMP use helicopter to rescue stranded trapper in northeastern Alberta

By: The Canadian Press Posted:

Advertisement

Advertise with us

WANDERING RIVER, Alta. - Mounties in northeastern Alberta say they used a helicopter to rescue a stranded trapper on the weekend.

Read this article for free:


or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Subscribe and receive a limited-edition Free Press branded hat or tote.

Digital Subscription

One year of digital access for only $205*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 01/10/2024 (701 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

WANDERING RIVER, Alta. – Mounties in northeastern Alberta say they used a helicopter to rescue a stranded trapper on the weekend.

They say they got a report Sunday that the hunter’s all-terrain vehicle overturned and became stuck.

It was in an inaccessible area about 24 kilometres west of Highway 63 north of Wandering River.

The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The Fort McKay First Nation resident had been on his way to his cabin when the rollover happened.

RCMP say they quickly determined the man could only be rescued by air.

They say he was cold and wet, with outside temperatures at 4 C, but he was uninjured and taken to the airport in Lac La Biche.

“The quick co-ordination and execution of this rescue prevented the hunter from needing medical attention in a situation that could have ended differently,” Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said in a news release Tuesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2024.

Advertisement Advertise With Us

Report Error Submit a Tip

Advertisement

Learn more about Winnipeg Free Press Advertising solutions

More Stories

MORGAN MODJESKI/FREE PRESS Red River College Polytechnic’s signage at its new South Winnipeg Campus on Henlow Bay includes the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology name over one of its main doors on Sept. 1, 2026.

Red River Polytechnic looks to expand after MITT takeover

Maggie Macintosh and Morgan Modjeski 4 minute read Preview

Red River Polytechnic looks to expand after MITT takeover

Maggie Macintosh and Morgan Modjeski 4 minute read 7:18 PM CDT

Red River College Polytechnic is celebrating an enrolment bump and eyeing new high school partnerships as part of its merger with a longtime competitor.

For the first time, nearly 400 students attended their first day of RRC Polytech in Winnipeg’s south end on Tuesday.

The new campus is outfitted with two school logos — a new red one and a blue design belonging to the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology.

“It feels great to be a part of history,” said Dom McLaren, an 18-year-old who is enrolled in RRC Polytech’s network and systems administration program. “I’m definitely going to enjoy my time.”

Read
7:18 PM CDT
MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS The crosswalk at Grant Avenue and Lanark Street near to the Carpathia Children’s Centre at 1777 Grant Ave. Reporter: Maggie Macintosh 260828 - Friday, August 28, 2026.

School zones return Tuesday as lead-footed drivers risk steep fines

Maggie Macintosh 5 minute read Preview

School zones return Tuesday as lead-footed drivers risk steep fines

Maggie Macintosh 5 minute read Yesterday at 6:00 AM CDT

School crossing guards are preparing to resume their posts on busy corners across the Winnipeg School Division, but Luna Zúñiga isn’t one of them.

Zúñiga hung up her high-visibility vest about 30 months ago after she was struck by a motorist while escorting a child through a pedestrian crosswalk on Grant Avenue at Lanark Street.

Zúñiga protected the child, who wasn’t hurt, but the educational assistant at nearby J.B. Mitchell School suffered life-altering injuries, including nerve damage that limits her stamina, range of motion and makes her left leg “feel like it’s burning all the time.”

“I don’t know what needs to be done (to improve school-zone safety),” she said. “But I do know that when a six-year-old is crossing the street, a car needs to be fully stopped.”

Read
Yesterday at 6:00 AM CDT
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Michelle Finley had to have her foot amputated due to an aggressive sarcoma — a type of cancer that starts in the body’s connective and supportive tissues.

Rare and tough to notice, sarcomas may lurk in the body

Jen Zoratti 12 minute read Preview

Rare and tough to notice, sarcomas may lurk in the body

Jen Zoratti 12 minute read Yesterday at 6:00 AM CDT

Last summer, Michelle Finley was going about a normal day.

She had just dropped her car off at a garage and was walking back to her office building downtown when, suddenly, she was stopped in her tracks by a searing cramp on the bottom of her right foot.

“It was so painful it took my breath away,” says Finley, now 52. “I stopped and held on to the side of a building for a second — like, it was bringing tears to my eyes.”

Finley thought she had a really bad case of plantar fasciitis. Nine months later she would lose her foot to sarcoma.

Read
Yesterday at 6:00 AM CDT
4521285_web1_Pembina-trails-office

Winnipeg teacher disciplined for ‘liking’ student’s post

Maggie Macintosh 5 minute read Preview

Winnipeg teacher disciplined for ‘liking’ student’s post

Maggie Macintosh 5 minute read Yesterday at 6:05 PM CDT

A Winnipeg teacher has been reprimanded for accidentally clicking ‘like’ on a student’s year-old social media post during a late-night scroll.

A recent investigation by Manitoba’s independent teacher commissioner found Jordan Nelson, a hockey coach in the Pembina Trails School Division, engaged in professional misconduct by viewing online profiles of students who were following a team account he was managing on behalf of his school.

“Using information associated with the school’s hockey team account to access and review a student’s social media account, without any legitimate educational or workplace purpose, was inappropriate and inconsistent with the professional boundaries expected of a teacher,” commissioner Noni Classen wrote.

A five-page report, better known as a consent resolution agreement, details agreed-upon facts about an October 2025 incident and subsequent disciplinary action.

Read
Yesterday at 6:05 PM CDT
The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

RCMP use helicopter to rescue stranded trapper in northeastern Alberta

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Preview

RCMP use helicopter to rescue stranded trapper in northeastern Alberta

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024

WANDERING RIVER, Alta. - Mounties in northeastern Alberta say they used a helicopter to rescue a stranded trapper on the weekend.

They say they got a report Sunday that the hunter's all-terrain vehicle overturned and became stuck.

It was in an inaccessible area about 24 kilometres west of Highway 63 north of Wandering River.

The Fort McKay First Nation resident had been on his way to his cabin when the rollover happened.

Read
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS FILES Former Progressive Conservative provincial cabinet minister Kevin Klein says he felt compelled to run for mayor because issues such as perceptions of downtown safety have worsened over the past four years.

Mayoral rematch between Gillingham, Klein gets ugly on Day 1

Joyanne Pursaga 6 minute read Preview

Mayoral rematch between Gillingham, Klein gets ugly on Day 1

Joyanne Pursaga 6 minute read Updated: 6:25 PM CDT

Former city councillor and provincial cabinet minister Kevin Klein says he will soon enter the race to become Winnipeg’s next mayor — prompting an immediate war of words with incumbent Scott Gillingham.

Gillingham quickly responded to the announcement by calling Klein “toxic” and a “fixer” for Peter Nygard.

Klein said Tuesday he had decided not to enter the mayoral race weeks ago due to an unspecified health scare that required surgery. After recovering, he decided to run.

“The future of the city means a lot to me. I believe that we have so much untapped potential that I felt I should do something about it,” said Klein, noting he felt compelled to run because key city issues, such as perceptions of public safety in the downtown, have grown worse over the past four years.

Read
Updated: 6:25 PM CDT