Both the RCMP and the local search and rescue team have been under fire because a search for the couple was never organized, despite two reports of SOS signs stamped in the snow .

• 加拿大皇家骑警队和当地的搜救队虽然收到了两次有人用脚在雪中踩出SOS的报告，却从没有对这对夫妇展开搜救行动，而遭到诘难(责难、责骂)。