Nothing like a good, old-fashioned country singalong to launch search and rescue crews into action.

On Thursday evening, the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crew were out training when they received reports of someone yelling for help near the Boulderfields, a climbing spot near the Kettle Valley Railway.

Two hikers had contacted 911 after hearing what sounded like “repeated cries.” The crew immediately switched from training to rescue mode, activating its drone team along with two RCMP officers.

The first members of the crew who arrived at the Boulderfields could hear “faint yelling – but couldn’t make out what was being said,” according to a post online by the search team.

The crew had split into two teams and was prepping to search the woods and the forest roads when team member

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