North Shore rescue saves 2 unprepared tourists [Video]

Search and rescue volunteers are reminding hikers to do their research and bring the right equipment after saving two tourists who found themselves in dangerous situations on North Shore mountains.

The first unprepared hiker was found in the Seymour backcountry on Thursday, and the second in the Grouse backcountry on Sunday. Both were visiting from overseas and the rescues were “virtually identical,” North Shore Rescue says.

In the Thursday incident, NSR said its helicopter team happened to be training nearby so rescuers were able to reach the stranded hiker on Rector Peak quickly.

“This individual, a visitor from overseas, had seen a route noted on an online hiking app and decided to try it,” reads a social media post from NSR. “Unfortunately, he seriously underestimated the difficulty of what was required—an unofficial trail that is essentially full mountaineering conditions in the current season.”

After around eight hours of hiking, the …