Injured snowmobiler airlifted to safety in Castlegar, B.C.
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CASTLEGAR – Police in British Columbia say a Castlegar search and rescue team airlifted an injured snowmobiler to safety on Friday.
B.C. RCMP say emergency services learned the 21-year-old Grand Forks resident was hurt while riding in the Goose Creek area, north of Castlegar in the southeast Interior, around 1 p.m.
The police statement says the rider sent an electronic message by satellite phone to a friend who called emergency services.
The message included GPS co-ordinates for the rider and said he was receiving first aid from a friend who was riding with him.
Police say that because of the remote location, Castlegar Search and Rescue sent a team to the injured rider and gave him first aid at the scene.
The rider was airlifted to an ambulance and taken to hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery.
Three days earlier, a snowmobiler died in a separate incident in the B.C. Rockies, when a group was caught in an avalanche.
Avalanche Canada says much of the B.C. Interior, including the Castlegar area, remains at considerable avalanche risk amid flurries and unsettled weather.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 5, 2026.