US EditionRough waters generate false report of possible plane crash on B.C. Lake
HORSEFLY LAKE AND CLEARWATER RIVER ROAD AREA NEAR QUESNEL, JUL 22 – An S.O.S. signal from a phone that fell off a vehicle triggered a costly multi-agency emergency response involving search and rescue teams, officials said.
- On Monday, July 21, Brad McKinnon reported the false plane crash alert on Horsefly Lake, noting it was not a prank and arrived around 4 p.m.
- On July 17, a cellphone accident on Clearwater River Road sent an SOS, echoing a false alert in Quesnel last week, Grant McKinnon said.
- McKinnon explained that the malfunction occurred while a man was fishing on Horsefly Lake in choppy conditions, noting the bouncing dashboard phone mimicked turbulence and was later cancelled by the fisherman.
- Grant McKinnon thanked CFB Comox, SAR tech group, Central Cariboo Search and Rescue and local fire departments for deploying resources, while warning that first responder assets were stretched with NAV Canada and the joint rescue coordination centre involved.
- With incidents rising, RCMP anticipate more SOS malfunctions, McKinnon said, and plan to contact the phone company on Tuesday to prevent further false alerts.
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Rough waters generate false report of possible plane crash on B.C. Lake
"It appears to have been a malfunctioning cellular device sending random messages from a man fishing on Horsefly Lake in choppy conditions," said RCMP Staff Sgt. Brad McKinnon
·Salmon Arm, Canada
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