Innisfail RCMP want to clarify some information about the search and rescue involving resident Lorraine Vandenbosch, who went missing from Dickson Point Campground on Monday. .Upon locating Vandenbosch as she emerged from a heavily wooded area, rescue teams had difficulties transferring her due to a steep embankment, according to a Thursday press release. The release said Alberta RCMP Air Services were again up to the task in supporting rescue efforts by landing in the difficult location and transferring her. .She was taken for medical assessment and transported by STARS to hospital. She remains confused about her ordeal. .Innisfail RCMP reported Vandenbosch had been located by rescue teams alive and in good spirits after four days of searching. ."Well it's one of those things you're honestly a little bit shocked, so it will be interesting to see what she did to hydrate and to fend off the elements in her time in the trees," said Alberta RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Troy Savinkoff. .Savinkoff said Vandenbosch was reported missing by her family. He added she was at Dickson Point Campground, and she had wandered off. . Lorraine VandenboschLorraine Vandenbosch, 78, has been reported as missing. .The family was at the campsite for camping or a picnic. She walked away because she is 78 years old and is prone to wandering off. .The RCMP helicopter located Vandenbosch this morning around 9:30 a.m., walking out of a heavily-wooded area near the Dickson Trout Pond. .While Vandenbosch had shown signs of being outside, she was in good condition. He called this ordeal "a good news story.".Savinkoff said she will be having an interview with the RCMP to determine what her mindset was at the time. Officers will find out how she found water, what she ate, or where she was sheltered..The RCMP thanked the Red Deer County Search and Rescue, Rocky Mountain House SAR, Sundre SAR, Wetaskiwin SAR, Red Deer County Patrol, Innisfail Fire Department, Red Deer County Fire Department, Spruceview Fire Department, Alberta Conservation Officers, Raven Crime Watch, and Mounted Horse volunteers. .These rescue teams used drones, helicopters, airplanes, horseback patrols, and ATVs for the investigation. Savinkoff said these teams were "trying to cover off a lot of those areas." .The RCMP acknowledged Spruceview Bakery and Red Deer Costco for providing food to the teams. This support allowed them to continue working long hours. .When officers get a call to a search scene, Savinkoff said the first item they are looking for is a timeframe. ."As time goes on, your search area gets larger and larger and larger, and it becomes increasingly more difficult to find the individual," he said. ."And so the earlier you can get feet on the ground to look for them, it dramatically increases the chance of you being successful in your search." .This ordeal comes after one person died and two more people could not be found after their boat capsized on Spray Lakes in July. .READ MORE: One person drowns at Spray Lakes, two missing.Canmore RCMP were called to a report of the sinking boat in the Spray Lakes Campground in Spray Valley Provincial Park around 2 p.m. .There were four people in the boat at the time it sank. One person was able to get to safety, one was confirmed deceased, and two remained unaccounted for.
Innisfail RCMP want to clarify some information about the search and rescue involving resident Lorraine Vandenbosch, who went missing from Dickson Point Campground on Monday. .Upon locating Vandenbosch as she emerged from a heavily wooded area, rescue teams had difficulties transferring her due to a steep embankment, according to a Thursday press release. The release said Alberta RCMP Air Services were again up to the task in supporting rescue efforts by landing in the difficult location and transferring her. .She was taken for medical assessment and transported by STARS to hospital. She remains confused about her ordeal. .Innisfail RCMP reported Vandenbosch had been located by rescue teams alive and in good spirits after four days of searching. ."Well it's one of those things you're honestly a little bit shocked, so it will be interesting to see what she did to hydrate and to fend off the elements in her time in the trees," said Alberta RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Troy Savinkoff. .Savinkoff said Vandenbosch was reported missing by her family. He added she was at Dickson Point Campground, and she had wandered off. . Lorraine VandenboschLorraine Vandenbosch, 78, has been reported as missing. .The family was at the campsite for camping or a picnic. She walked away because she is 78 years old and is prone to wandering off. .The RCMP helicopter located Vandenbosch this morning around 9:30 a.m., walking out of a heavily-wooded area near the Dickson Trout Pond. .While Vandenbosch had shown signs of being outside, she was in good condition. He called this ordeal "a good news story.".Savinkoff said she will be having an interview with the RCMP to determine what her mindset was at the time. Officers will find out how she found water, what she ate, or where she was sheltered..The RCMP thanked the Red Deer County Search and Rescue, Rocky Mountain House SAR, Sundre SAR, Wetaskiwin SAR, Red Deer County Patrol, Innisfail Fire Department, Red Deer County Fire Department, Spruceview Fire Department, Alberta Conservation Officers, Raven Crime Watch, and Mounted Horse volunteers. .These rescue teams used drones, helicopters, airplanes, horseback patrols, and ATVs for the investigation. Savinkoff said these teams were "trying to cover off a lot of those areas." .The RCMP acknowledged Spruceview Bakery and Red Deer Costco for providing food to the teams. This support allowed them to continue working long hours. .When officers get a call to a search scene, Savinkoff said the first item they are looking for is a timeframe. ."As time goes on, your search area gets larger and larger and larger, and it becomes increasingly more difficult to find the individual," he said. ."And so the earlier you can get feet on the ground to look for them, it dramatically increases the chance of you being successful in your search." .This ordeal comes after one person died and two more people could not be found after their boat capsized on Spray Lakes in July. .READ MORE: One person drowns at Spray Lakes, two missing.Canmore RCMP were called to a report of the sinking boat in the Spray Lakes Campground in Spray Valley Provincial Park around 2 p.m. .There were four people in the boat at the time it sank. One person was able to get to safety, one was confirmed deceased, and two remained unaccounted for.
