An all female first of the Shuswap crew proved that marine search and rescue is women’s work.

With a bit of last minute serendipity, a crew of all women – including the two paramedics from the BC Emergency Health Services – responded to a call on Monday, Aug. 4 during the long weekend, which was a first for the local station of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR).

Station leader Tamara Lansing explained that for the long weekend, they put together pre-planned crews of a coxswain, helm, navigator and a crew member on lookout, with one person making the schedule for any call outs.

“On that day there was actually five of us scheduled, and one of them was a guy, but he didn’t answer and so another girl stepped in," she said. “It just so happened that our only female coxswai

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