RCMP seek public’s help after possible distress call near Kerrobert

By Kate Winquist

RCMP are asking the public for information after an extensive three-day search failed to locate any sign of a reported collision north of Kerrobert.

On Feb. 26 at approximately 7 p.m., members of the Unity and Kindersley detachments responded after a member of the public reported overhearing a possible distress call on a two-way radio channel.

The call, believed to have originated from the Highway 21 and Tramping Lake grid Road 374 junction area north of Kerrobert, was from an unknown male who stated he had been in a collision, that two people were injured and that they had no cellphone. The individual who overheard the transmission attempted to obtain further information, but there was no additional response.

First responders from Unity RCMP, Kindersley RCMP, Luseland Police Service and the Unity Fire Department conducted extensive ground searches of the area on Feb. 26, 27 and 28. A drone was deployed to assist from the air.

Police also canvassed nearby farmyards, colonies and residents working in the area. On Feb. 28, a Civil Air Search and Rescue aircraft conducted an aerial search. No collision scene, injured persons or other evidence of an incident was located.

Officers monitored the two-way radio channel but received no further transmissions.

RCMP say they have not received any reports of missing or overdue persons, nor any collision reports in the area since the initial call.

Unity and Kindersley RCMP are asking anyone with information about a possible collision or missing persons in the Highway 21 and Tramping Lake grid Road 374 junction area to contact police.

The investigation is ongoing.