Rovers Search & Rescue

The @DowntownStJohns Christmas Parade is going ahead TODAY November 30 at noon! Go to downtownstjohns.com for all the details. #lovedowntownstjohns #lovedowntown

🌎 #WorldMentalHealthDay 2025 Theme: Mental health in humanitarian emergencies ⛑️ SAR volunteers — your work saves lives but can take a toll. #DidYouKnow SARVAC’s HWF #MentalWellness Program offers crisis & wellness support?🧠Check in on yourself & your team. Need help? Call 988.

Members of the @RNC_PoliceNL along with Paramedics from @NLHS and @RoversSAR successfully rescued a new born infant and mom from a wooded area in the CBS area. Mom and newborn appear ok and are enroute to hospital .

@RoversSAR Liftoff from HQ in the town of Paradise NL.

🚨PSA🚨 OPEN HOLE IN ICE IN OCTAGON POND NEAR BOAT LAUNCH @RoversSAR will be completing Ice Rescue Training this weekend on Octagon Pond in @townofparadise This work requires cutting a large open hole in the ice for rescuers to perform technical traning exercises.

Our team is active today searching in the area of Bally Haly Golf Course. Please be mindful of searchers in the area.

⚠️⚠️Caution⚠️⚠️ Given the weather conditions overnight and throughout tomorrow (Sunday) please keep a safe distance between you and the coastline! A picture may be worth a 1000 words, but it certainly isn’t worth your health and safety!

The individual was transferred care back to the Paramedics at the Signal Hill interpretation center. Rovers SAR wish to thank the public and first response agencies for their support and assistance. @RNC_PoliceNL #BeAdventureSmart

Rovers SAR was tasked by @NL_HealthServ this morning to assist with an injured hiker on the Signal Hill trail. Due to the location of the incident and the injuries, Rovers SAR deployed its Helicopter 🚁 Rescue team to retrieve the individual from the trail.

The RNC is searching for Sophia WHITE of St John's. WHITE is described as 5'4", 135 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information about her whereabouts should call 709-729-8000.

Ho Ho Ho Take 2! The Annual @DowntownStJohns Christmas Padade is GOING AHEAD TODAY at noon! Santa can't wait to see everyone in historic Downtown! Don't forget your letters to Santa & your non-perishable food items collected by @NFPower #lovedowntownstjohns #lovedowntown

Thanks to Minister @harjitSajjin for meeting with our team in @CityofStJohns alongside local officials,leaders in emergency management/first response to discuss our efforts of building resiliency empowering local communities to withstand future challenges as a result of disasters

Ho ho ho! The Downtown St. John’s Christmas Parade is a go!! Head on over to downtownstjohns.com for all the event details! The Food Drive starts at 11:45 am , 15 minutes before the Parade. Don’t forget your letters to Santa! @NFPower #lovedowntownstjohns

Notice to the public that our Helicopter Rescue Team will be conducting training today in the area of Paddy pond. If you in the area, please keep a safe distance from our area of operations.

Our team received a request this evening to assist the @RNC_PoliceNL & other first responders with a rescue of 2 injured individuals near Petty Harbour. Our helicopter rescue team extracted the 2 patients & delivered them to awaiting Paramedics with @EasternHealthNL

‼️Rovers SAR Recruitment‼️ Rovers SAR is accepting applications for new volunteer GSAR members from August 3 – 18, 2023 In order to apply, we requireapplicants to meet the cirteria outline in the link below rovers-sar.com/contactus/

We would like to take this opportunity to remind those who are taking in outdoor activities, especially over the next few days to be AdventureSmart and remember the 3Ts. It is never an easy decision, but perhaps sometimes, it is best to pick another trail or wait for another day.

Then at 7:30 pm, we received a second call for an injured hiker who was hiking the ECT just north of Brigus South. We dispatch a second Helicopter Rescue crew who extracted and transported the individual to awaiting paramedics in Brigus South.

Busy evening for our helicopter rescue team. 4 pm we received call from multiple agencies, Garmin Inreach🆘activation, Hiker on the ECT near Shoal Bay had developed heat stroke symptoms. We responded, transported them Eastern Health paramedics who transported them to hospital