Search and rescue teams from around Vancouver Island gathered in Parksville on the weekend for their semi-annual Rescue on the Rock exercise.
The idea of the exercise, say organizers, was to hone their skills in a group setting, so they'll be able to put names to faces when they are called out to assist each other in mutual aid calls.
The exercise saw river rescues, rope rescues, aircraft searches and even a search on horseback.
The searchers based most of their activity at Top Bridge Regional Park.