News and Announcements

3/23/24 – Druids Lane EMS

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, SVU, and WCSAR BC responded to Druids Lane to locate a subject in the hills that had been hiking, fell, and was reporting what he believed to be a broken leg. SAR teams quickly located the subject, rendered initial medical treatment, and transported him to a waiting ambulance.

3/17/24 – Black Rock Stranded Subjects

SAR Staff, the SVU, and Air Squadron responded to the Gerlach area to search for two adults and one juvenile that were reported missing by a spouse. As teams were starting their search, the subjects got back into cell range and contacted SAR Staff. They had become stuck the previous day, spent the night in their vehicle, and were brought out by some campers that were in the same general area.

3/14/24 – Stranded Skier on Slide Mountain

SAR Staff, Hasty Team Skiers, and WCSAR BC personnel responded to the Slide side of the Mt. Rose Ski Resort as well as Davis Creek Park to rescue a stranded skier. The subject was located and escorted down to Davis Creek Park.

3/10/24 – WC Radio Shop Personnel Transport

SAR Staff and the SVU were again requested to transport radio shop personnel and fuel to the repeater site at the top of Virginia Peak. For this trip, the SVU tracked Polaris General and the Radio Shop tracked Polaris General were used.