News and Announcements

8/27/2018 – Missing Juveniles

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to an area in Sun Valley to search for two missing juveniles. As SAR assets were arriving at staging, the subjects were located by patrol deputies.

8/20/2018 – Lost Subject

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, SVU, and WCSAR responded to a staging location on Larkin Circle to search for a subject that was lost somewhere between Sparks and Tracy, in the mountains to the north. RAVEN located the subject, landed, then transported the subject to the staging location on Larkin Circle.

8/17/2018 – Bone Recovery

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, and SVU assisted Carson City Detectives in locating bones that were found by a diver in the water on the east shore of Lake Tahoe. Items were recovered, but whether they were human or animal has not been determined.

8/17/2018 – Berry Fire Evacuations

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Bellvue Road to conduct fire evacuation notices for an area west of Old Highway 395. As the first teams were leaving staging, fire crews were able to get a handle on the progression of the fire. Teams were brought back to staging and released.

8/13/2018 – Pyramid Lake Boat out of Fuel

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, and the SVU responded to Pelican Dock to locate a boat that had run out of fuel in the area of the Needles. The reporting party stated that there were seven subjects on board, all wearing life vests, and no one in distress. M10 located the subjects in the area of the Needles and towed them back to Pelican Dock.