The search continued until sunset and was called off for the night. Just before noon, a small fishing vessel fitting the description was found just below the waves by a Rescue Helicopter and AUX 1293 towed it to shore with the assistance of the OKA Nautical unit. This proved challenging to the search teams engaged.
Within a couple of hours, a strong westward near gale force winds came up and blew right down the Ottawa river causing large waves and sporadic rain and grail conditions.
The day started of with a beautiful sunrise, but with the old proverb - ' Red sky in morning, sailors take warning'. We were joined by multiple local fire departments from Hudson, Rigaud, Oka, Ponte-Calumet, the Surete du Quebec Police Services as well as air support from 424 Tiger Squadron. Our unit was tasked by the Rescue Coordination Center to act as on-scene Commander for this mission. In the dark of night, we pulled AUX 1293 out of the water and joined the renewed search effort starting from Vaudreuil-Dorion area at sunrise. This was not a regular request as we very rarely leave the Lac Saint Louis area. Early Sunday morning, we received a call from the Marine Search and Rescue center for our assistance with an ongoing search for two overdue fisherman on Lac des Deux Montagnes toward the Ottawa River.
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Last weekend we participated in a Full Scale Search on Lac Saint-Louis and were prepared to haul out on this past Sunday to bring the season to a close. But after the warm string of forecasted weather we decided to extend our season to November 15. "ĬCGA Unit 8 was planning to take AUX 1293 out of service for the season on Oct 31. In closing, the CCG extends their sincere congratulations to Commander Stephen Gruber, Deputy Commander Paul McLean, and all of the unit's very active crew. Their diligence and application of regulations, their unparalleled administrative and financial management made it easy to conclude that this unit is the right recipient of the 2019 recognition award. Their availability and leadership are a source of inspiration for many other auxiliary units. In fact, to this day, they continue to have excellent relations with local citizens of the towns bordering the lake. Thanks to this cooperation, they raised the funds necessary to finance their patrol and mission operations to keep seasonal boaters safe and rescue those in danger. The crew clearly distinguished themselves by establishing a close relationship with the municipality and supporting corporations. Throughout 2019, the unit was again always able to maintain operational readiness, prepared to intervene at any time of day or night. "This award is undoubtedly one of the most coveted awards a unit can receive, as it constitutes recognition by our partner (The Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Center) of the exceptional work done by that unit. Martin Dufour, Acting Superintendent of the Search and Rescue Center (Region St-Laurent Sector) GCC, was pleased to award the Search and Rescue Recognition Award to Unit 08 Lac St-Louis Ouest (Baie d’Urfé).ĬCGA's Chantal D’Allaire Director of Human Resource described the award and its recipients in the organization's journal Le Dauphin as follows: Lake St Louis West (08 Baie D'Urfe) Wins the 2019 Canadian Coast Guard SEARCH AND RESCUE RECOGNITION AWARDĪt the 2019 AGM held last August, during his presentation, Mr.
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