News and Announcements

2/26/21 – Dog Valley Stranded Subject

SAR Staff, the SVU, and a Hasty Medic responded to Bordertown to access a subject that had been stuck in his vehicle overnight on the road to the Crystal Peak Mine. The subject was located at the coordinates provided by a dispatch ping. The vehicle was relatively easily extracted and the subject was escorted back to staging.

2/18/21 – Lost Snowshoer

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, SVU, and WCSAR BC responded to the Tahoe Meadows to locate a lost snowshoer that was in the Ophir Creek drainage. NLTFPD personnel were able to access the subject first, and guided her out to arriving SAR personnel and back to staging.

2/15/20 – Missing Person

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR assisted WCSO Patrol in searching for a missing dementia subject in the area of Alyce Taylor Elementary School. The subject was located at a local hospital.

1/31/21 – Injured Skier

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, RAVEN, and WCSAR BC responded to David Creek Park to locate and transport an injured backcountry skier to the north of Ophir Creek. Ground teams began making their way to the location while RAVEN was en route. RAVEN located the subject and was able to land at the site. The injured subject was loaded on RAVEN and flown to a landing zone near Bowers Mansion to be handed off to REMSA for transport.