Four hikers plucked from Widgeon Lake – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Four hikers plucked from Widgeon Lake – Tri-Cities Dispatch

Coquitlam Search and Rescue volunteers took to the air on Sunday after four hikers found themselves on the wrong side of a swollen creek near Widgeon Lake. The hikers were on their way to the lake, about 20 kilometres north of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, when the weather took a turn. “It was hammering rain and lightning,” said Al Hurley, a manager with Coquitlam Search and Rescue. “They did the wise thing, they hunkered down in their tent.” …