News and Announcements

Recent Searches – 8/16/2013

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Mayberry Park area on the Truckee River to search for a missing 83 year old subject.  Teams searched the river, north to Hwy 40, and east to McCarran Blvd.  Some clues were discovered, but the subject was not located.

Recent Searches – 8/7/2013

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began resonding to a report of an injured mountain biker on the Flume Trail near Marlette Lake.  As teams were enroute to the Spooner Lake staging area, word was received that the subject had been safely transported to staging by fire personnel.

Recent Searches – 8/3/2013

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Lakeview entrance to Hobart Lake to search for an injured mountain biker that was reported to be in the Red House area.  As teams were deploying, Carson Fire and State Parks Deputies located the subject.  SAR assets were kept in the area until the injured subject was safely brought to staging, loaded in an ambulance, and transported to a Carson hospital.

Recent Searches – 7/14/13

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Tahoe Meadows to search for two lost subjects above upper Price Lake.  ATV’s and side x sides transported foot teams to the area.  The subjects were quickly located and brought back to the foot team deployment location.  The subjects and foot teams were then transported back to staging.

Recent Searches – 7/13/13

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR traveled to the Logarmasino Canyon area to continue a search for a subject that went missing approximately 14 months ago.  Teams had searched part of the area in March and were requested by Storey County to continue their effort.  Search segments were assigned, and foot teams as well as ATV teams covered the highest probability areas.  The subject was not located.