North Vancouver firefighters rescue 6 in one day [Video]

It was a busy Sunday over the long weekend for District of North Vancouver fire crews, who rescued six nature-goers.

Asst. Chief Dwayne Derban told CTV News four of the rescued individuals were hiking on Grouse Mountain, and two were mountain biking in the Mount Seymour area.

The first call on Grouse Mountain was to help a hiker who suffered an ankle injury on the way down the B.C. Mountaineering Club Trail, who was carried down the mountain. While firefighters were on the trail, they found three more people in need of rescue.

Derban says it’s likely more people than usual were opting to hike down Grouse as the gondola was out of service for several hours that afternoon, leading to more injuries.

Two of the people crews found on Grouse were exhausted and needed help walking down, while the third had a very weak pulse and needed medical attention.

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