Camper suffers broken ankle on Twin Islands trip
A kayaker required rescue Sunday morning after she broke her ankle while on a weekend camping trip.
Four kayaking friends were camping at Twin Islands near Belcarra when one member of their party took a nasty fall and snapped her ankle, explained Coquitlam Search and Rescue manager Ray Nordstrand.
“She was in a very tender situation,” Nordstrand reported, noting a purplish distension on the side of her leg.
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A call initially went to the Port Moody Police Department who promptly apprised Coquitlam SAR of the situation.
The search and rescue squad assembled a team of their top medical people and took the boat to Twin Islands before bringing her back on Sunday morning, Nordstrand said.
“Stabilized her leg, hobbled her back into the boat and brought her back to Rocky Point,” he said.
The campers took the necessary precautions, Nordstrand said.
“The farther you get into the backcountry, the more you have a concern on having signals,” he advised.
Having a charged phone allows SAR team to contact and track injured hikers and kayakers, he explained.
With the weather set to warm up next weekend, Nordstrand recommended backcountry adventurers make sure they have the proper gear, a solid plan, and that someone outside the group knows that plan.
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