Six Nations Police and paramedics put through the hoops in Canadian Air Force emergency training

A RCAF Search and Rescue Squad­ron member (left) along with a Pegasus Rescue actor gets a RCAF search dog ready to partici­pate in training.

By Austin Evans Writer Photos: Jim C. Powless Putting both human and canine officers to the test: Six Nations Police spent a day training to track injured people in heavily forested areas. Six Nations Police partnered with Six Nations Paramedics and the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Unit 424 Search and Rescue (SAR) squadron for a three-way training day. The RCAF provided their SAR technicians and helicopter to assist Six Nations Police in their training. Friday, Oct. 25th Six Nations is home to the largest expanse of Carolinian forest in southern Ontario, which Canine Handler Jared Miller said the police have conducted air searches for previously. “It’s very likely given the hunting culture around here that we could have a hunting accident or just somebody who’s trying to enjoy the…

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