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RCMP help motorist send an SOS following a single vehicle collision

100 Mile House RCMP were instrumental in helping a motorist navigate for help.

On Sunday September 7, police received a report of a single vehicle collision on Canim Hendrix Lake Road.

Sargeant Brian Lamb said a person called saying they had been in a crash but did not know where they were.

“Police relayed instructions on how to complete an SOS on their phone and activated Search and Rescue.” Lamb said, “Police were advised of the location of the SOS from the phone provider and located the vehicle off the road and down an embankment.”

The single occupant had injuries that were not life threatening and was transported to hospital by Emergency Health Services.

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Pat Matthews
Pat Matthews
Pat started working in the Cariboo in 1989 after spending several years in radio in Terrace. He worked in the creative department until 2017 when he switched over to news covering Williams Lake and the South Cariboo as well as being the afternoon host on Country 840 in 100 Mile House.

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