Gear worth thousands stolen from Merritt search and rescue team

MERRITT — Gear worth thousands of dollars has been stolen from a search and rescue team in British Columbia’s southern Interior after thieves broke into a storage facility twice in two days.
Nicola Valley Search and Rescue president Saxon Peters says the break-ins occurred Friday and Saturday at a compound near the Merritt airport.
A post on the team’s Facebook page says personal flotation devices, search and rescue jackets, a computer and television were among the items taken,