2/23/2018 – Mutual Aid Callout

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to SR208 and Foothill Rd. to assist Douglas County with extracting an out-of-bounds skier in the Motts Canyon area. The subject and a friend had become lost and were cold at approximately 1700hrs on Thursday, 2/23. Douglas County SAR located the subjects, but due to the rugged terrain and darkness, they requested a helicopter extraction. A helicopter from NAS Fallon made an attempt, but low clouds prevented an extraction. One of the subjects was able to walk out with the aid of SAR, but the second subject had medical issues that prevented him from doing the same. Douglas SAR stayed the night with the subject, keeping him warm and sheltered, with the hope that the clouds would lift in the morning. This was not the case. Washoe SAR was requested to assist with foot personnel and tracked side x sides. As teams were preparing to enter the area, the clouds lifted enough for NAS Fallon to extract the remaining subject. SAR members that were in the canyon walked down to staging.