This month, the squadron deployed over Lake Manitoba in a successful overnight rescue of three stranded fishers. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun files)A police officer and a military member who were involved in the rescue of three stranded fishers on Lake Manitoba earlier this month detailed the night as a collaboration that involved some help from the missing fishers. He said the light was cast by the stranded fishers who were signalling for help. Advertisement“We saw the three headlights from the three snowmobiles of the RCMP guys going directly towards (the fishers),” Hotte said. They had clearance to airdrop search and rescue technicians onto Lake Manitoba that night because they knew RCMP would be nearby to assist and extract members if needed, he said.