This is what happened during the search for Burton Winters

A probe into search and rescue resources focused last week on the case of Burton Winters, a Makkovik teenager who froze to death on sea ice nine years ago.

Documents provided to the commissionpaint a detailed pictureof what happened to the 14-year-old Burton and where the system failed him.

Burton died in 2012 after hissnowmobile became stuck, forcing him to abandon it and walk 19 kilometres in search of shelter.

The inquiry into ground search and rescue in Newfoundland and Labrador held a weeklong hearing into his death to see what went wrong and make recommendations on how to improve the process for futuresearches.

The inquiry has left Makkovik, and is now in Nain before continuing hearings on the island. However, testimony from the province, Department of National Defence and local searchers has offered a minute-by-minute account of the days under scrutiny.

Jan.29, 2012

Morning.Burton'sstepmother and father take away his computer privileges after he was on the laptop until 4 a.m. that day.Family says he did not appear to be upset about it and showed little emotion. Burton then attends a junior rangers event at Killman Pond.

1:30 p.m. Burton drops off his cousin at his grandmother's home. His cousin didn't see which direction hetookon the yellow Tundra 300 snowmobile in black ski pants and a checkered jacket.

2p.m. Hunters see a narrow track on the ice heading from Makkovik Bay out toward the "shina," or edge of the ice.

6:30 p.m. Burton doesn't show up at his home or grandmother's home for supper.

7:30 p.m. Sgt. Kimball Vardy receives a call from Mike Bishop wondering if Vardy's stepdaughter has seen Burton Winters, as the two were friends. She had not and he was told Burton was missing.Vardy callsin Cpl.Stephen Howlett to help. The RCMP posts on Facebook that Burton ismissing.

7:40p.m. Howlett runsinto Burton's cousin on his way to Vardy's home. Burton's cousin sayshe doesn't usually go far, only to the dump or back paths around town, but never into the bay before.Mike Bishop and Rodney Jacque, Burton's father, both headout to Killman Pond to see if he went back to the junior rangers site.

7:45 p.m. Community constable Barry Andersen, Burton's junior rangers patrol group leader, iscalled in for "hasty searches" of the area.

7:50 p.m. Searchers spread out throughout the general area. Andersen goes out with another searcher on trails. They search11 areas, including the entire community of Makkovik.

10:41 p.m. Vardy contactsSgt. Lloyd Youden to check on getting a helicopter in the morning.

11:46 p.m. Two hunters come to the detachment to say they saw a narrow track on the ice heading from Makkovik Bay out toward the edge of the ice.

Jan. 30, 2012

1a.m. Searchers gearup with floater suits and rope and went to follow the track to see if they cantell where it was going.

1:45 a.m. The team returns from the harbour. Two searchers, Perry Voisey and Andy Edmunds, chased the track toward open water and advised it was leading toward bad ice and was "extremely dangerous," especially for a night search.

2:30 a.m. The search endsfor the night and they planto meet up again at 7 a.m.Vardy and Youden have a disagreement. Vardy wantsto callFire and Emergency Servicesto have a helicopter ready for first light. Youden disagreesand sayshe'llcall at dawn to arrange a helicopter.

7a.m. The group of searchers and officers meet at the RCMP detachment. Howden was tasked to be in contact with the Winters family, Andersen was tasked with being the search incident commander and deploying volunteers, and Vardy was tasked with communicating with the RCMP and Fire and Emergency Services.

7:45 a.m. Ground searchers are deployed to check shorelines and other potential places.

8:34 a.m. Vardy speaksto RCMP pilot Wayne Winsor in the RCMP's Twin Otter to keep an eye out for the teenager. The aircraft was on weather hold out of Goose Bay at the time, then transporting passengers.

8:43 a.m. Ground searcherstravelfrom Postville to Makkovik, checking Kaipokok Bay, Marks Bight and Makkovik Bay for the second time.

8:50 a.m. Vardy contacts Youden about the 444 Squadron in Goose Bay and their availability.

9:02 a.m. Youden lets Vardy know that the Universal helicopter was tasked to help with the search but on weather hold.

9:12 a.m. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre receivesa call from Paul Peddle with Fire and Emergency Services. They request assistance.

9:18 a.m. The JRCC decidesthat because there areno serviceable Hercules planes, withboth out for maintenance, they don't want to send the Cormorant helicopter from Gander. They task the 444 Squadron from Goose Bay to help.

9:20 a.m. The 444 Squadron finds their Griffon helicopter has a leak. The other is out for maintenance. They are unserviceable until at least 2 p.m.

9:33 a.m. The JRCC tells Fire and Emergency Servicesthat based on weather and aircraft status, they cannot offer supportand FESshould call backlater to see ifweather and aircraft situations have improved.

10a.m. A helicopter from WoodwardOil in Postvilleheads to Makkovik to assistaftera break in the weather.

10:05 a.m. Vardy callsYouden and saysthe Woodward helicopter is able to fly and asksabout the Universal helicopter.Universal Helicopters is notified and they givean ETA of noon.

10:34 a.m. Vardy is called by a Universal Helicopters pilot, who adviseshe is en route and will be there for noon.

10:40 a.m. Woodwardhelicopter is on scene and searchesaround Makkovik toward the ocean.

12 p.m. The Universal helicopter arrives.

Time unknown.Woodwardhelicopterflies over the open water when the pilot saysthey needto land due to a serious mechanical issue. The pilot landson Strawberry Head and the helicopter shuts down.Andersen is notified ofpotential tracks sighted byVoisey, who is making his way along the ice edge.

Andersen goes to the ice edge and is walking with Perry Dyson when Dyson callsout.Dyson had goneinto a hole and was upto his armpits. Andersen crawlsback and haulsDyson out.

12:20 p.m. Andersen confirmsthe snowmobile track heading into open water off Strawberry Head. The open water was 18 metreswide and five kilometres long. The team concludesthat given Burton was on a 300 cc Tundra snowmobile,it was highly unlikely hemadeit across.

12:25 p.m. Andersen requestsa camera to photograph the tracks before snow coversthem.

12:30 p.m. Howlett takes the second helicopter over with a camera for photographs.

1 p.m. The group photographsthe tracks and heads back to Makkovik to get a boat to search the open water for debris;nothing is found.

2:10 p.m. Vardy updatesYouden about the tracks into the open water.

4:40 p.m. Searchers checking shorelines and the open water are called back to Makkovik due to dangerous ice conditions.Vardy calls an RCMP officerand requestsan underwater camera be sent up the next morning in the Pilatus RCMP plane.

5:03 p.m. Search is called off for the night.

Jan. 31, 2012

8a.m. - Searchers and RCMP meet at the detachment. While waiting for the underwater camera, the searchers are deployed to again eliminate other areas on land.

12p.m. Search teams return to Makkovik;no sign of Burton.

1 p.m. Teams are sent to the open water to drill holes with augers for the camera to look for the snowmobile.

3:45 p.m. RCMP Air Services arrives. Vardy and Andersen takethe camera to the scene while Howlett and other searchers boardthe Pilatusfora flyover of the area to look for debris.

3:54 p.m. Howlett seesthe snowmobile approximately 2.5 kilometres past the track that was heading toward open water. It'sin an upright position with the gas can appearing to have been physically placed behind it. The ice around the machine, nearly400metresoffshore, looks dangerous.Vardy phones Fire and Emergency Servicesto request air services for a second time.

4:15 p.m. Search teams headtoward the land adjacent to the snowmobile.

4:47 p.m. Peddle of Fire and Emergency Servicescallsthe JRCC asking for help.

5:10 p.m. TheJRCC decides to send the Goose Bay Griffon helicopter if they can go in the next hour or so and if not, they will send the Aurora, which ison a mission nearby. The officer in command doesn't want to send the Cormorant without a Hercules in the region for potential other emergencies.

5:13 p.m. Goose Bay team finds an oil line leak and says they will be ready to go by 6 p.m.

5:22 p.m. TheJRCChelicopter will now be coming from Goose Bay when maintenance is done.

5:33 p.m. TheGriffon is tasked to help with the search.

6:05 p.m. Search teams try to find any sign once again,but have to turn back as the terrain is too rough for a nighttime search.

6:29 p.m. Vardy works with Capt. Christian MacDonald of the JRCC to give him information about the area and location of the snowmobile. Vardy is told the Griffon team willonly be able to work until 1 a.m. and won'tbe available again for 12 hours.

7:28 p.m. TheJRCC calls the Griffon helicopter team. It has not departed yet.

7:30 p.m. The search teams return tothe office.

7:38 p.m. TheGriffon helicopter team departs Goose Bay.

8:12 p.m. Vardy asks the Griffon team to spend the night in Makkovik to continue searching at first light. The JRCC saysthere is only one crew and they will be on rest until 1 p.m. after they finish their night search. The JRCC suggests Fire and Emergency Servicesarrange a helicopter for first light.

8:23 p.m. TheJRCCtells FESto have someone lined up for first light to continue the search after the night crew is done. Vardy thanks JRCC.

9p.m. The Griffon helicopter from the JRCC arrives on scene in Makkovikfrom Goose Bay and begins searching.

10:18 p.m. TheJRCC phones the Air Force, saying says the Aurora is serviceable and was tasked to the Strait of Bell Isle. The JRCC asks if it can be rerouted to look for Burton's heat signature.

10:30 p.m. TheJRCC officer in command agrees and the Aurora is tasked.

11:16 p.m. The Aurora plane is en route from St. Anthony to conduct a heat search.

11:30 p.m. The Aurora is on scene and starts searching.

Feb. 1, 2012

1:15 a.m. The Griffon crew returns to Makkovik and tells Vardy they picked up a track walking from the snowmobile south toward the closest point of land. It goes for about 50 metres,then disappears.The Aurora completesits search without findinganything.

8a.m. RCMP officers and searchers meet at the RCMP detachment.

8:50 a.m. Search team is deployedto Strawberry Head.

10:15 a.m. The Universal helicopter arrives on scene. Andersen, Randy Edmunds and Errol Andersen go up in the helicopter to look for any signs.

10:22 a.m. The volunteer search team rappelsover an ice cliff to look for signs of Burton. The helicopter crew flies over the snowmobile and Andersen photographs the machine.

11:06 a.m. The helicopter group findstracks leaving the area of the snowmobile heading south past Cape Strawberry and across Wild Bight to Wild Bight Point. A search team is sent to the area.

11:10 a.m. Andersen tells Vardy they found tracks again that travel south to Foxy Rocks.

11:20 a.m. An additional search team is deployed to the Foxy Rocks area.

11:23 a.m. Andersen sees an unmoving person very close to the ice edge.The ice conditions are not good so the pilot says hecan onlylightly press down to retrieve him.

Barry Andersen, Edmunds and ErrolAndersen load Burton's body into the helicopter. The boy has his rod over his face. No gloves are found. They set him down and coverhim with a coat.

11:37 a.m. All searchers are recalled to Makkovik.

12 p.m. Burton is brought to the Makkovik clinic.

12:15 p.m. BarryAndersen and Howlettare told Burton cannot be pronounced dead until his body is warmed up. Howlett, Andersen and other volunteer searchersperform CPR on him with a medevac crew en route.

2:35 p.m. Medevac aircraft arrivefrom Goose Bay and takeover CPR from Andersen. Vardy also performsCPR on Burton until his body was warm enough to pronounce dead.

3 p.m. The doctor from Goose Bay pronounces Burton dead.