1/4/2017 – Stranded Subjects

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were again requested to search for multiple stranded motorists on the Henness Pass Rd. Interstate 80 was closed, so map apps have guided wayward motorists through this impassable route. 4×4 teams were almost able to make it to the first summit, but were blocked by heavy, wet snow. Possible tracks had gone farther, but they were getting covered by the snow. Two tracked ATV’s traveled farther, past the first summit, and a good portion of the way to the second summit, but nothing was located. On the way down, a van that did not stop at the road block, was located stuck. The van was occupied by 10 subjects on their way to California. Six of the subjects were transported down to staging, where they were then transported to the Gold Ranch truck stop. SAR teams were able to get the van chained up, unstuck, and turned around. The other four occupants were escorted down to staging.