Search and Rescue
From there, a plan was made by the Royal Mounted Police and the Coquitlam Search and Rescue Team (SAR). Marcel did his best to help in the search, telling them the areas that she frequented, but there was only so much he could do—the wilderness was huge and there was no way to limit the search.
They were looking for anything—a cellphone, articles of clothing, dog leashes. But they came up empty.
What’s worse is the storm was getting worse and there was still no word from Annette. Things weren’t looked good for the dog walker, or the dogs for that matter.
Sound Sweep
After receiving a call from the concerned husband, SAR set up a command center on Westwood Plateau. They were ready to get the search underway and they needed to move quickly because the area around the plateau consisted of many trails and it was getting dark outside.
And so, SAR started their search with a technique known as a “sound sweep”, which used
whistles to make noise in hopes of getting the dog walker or the dogs’ attention. They also used search dogs from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
But after the first night, they came up empty. They didn’t find Annette or the dogs. And time was of the essence.