Good Samaritans Rescue Driver from Vehicle Over Embankment Near Kamloops

February 22 2026 - Around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, BC Ambulance Service requested Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) to assist extricating a person from a vehicle that left the road and went over a bank.

Rescue location south of Kamloops

Fourteen KSAR members, including specialists from the group's rope rescue team, geared up for a technical high-angle rescue that often involves, litters, and careful stabilization of a potentially unstable vehicle.

When KSAR arrived at the scene they found the situation already resolved.

Civilians had successfully evacuated the driver, who reportedly had an upper leg injury.

In a social media update posted Sunday morning, Kamloops Search and Rescue expressed gratitude for the outcome and praised the civilians' decisive actions.

"We’re grateful for a positive outcome and for the quick actions of those who assisted," the group stated.

The cause of the crash has not been released.

Good Samaritans Rescue Driver from Vehicle Over Embankment Near Kamloops