RCMP is reminding people planning to go into the backcountry this winter to “expect the best, but be prepared for the worst” after one death and a separate rescue near Golden this week.
In the first incident, Golden-Field RCMP received an emergency SOS activation on Jan. 21 around 5 p.m. from a Zoleo device in a backcountry area near Frigate Mountain in Donald, B.
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