Yearly Archives: 2015

8/23/2015 – Pyramid Lake Drowning

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, SVU, WCSAR, and WOOF responded to the North Nets area of Pyramid Lake to search for a reported drowning victim. Divers located the body in about eight feet of water, was loaded onto a boat, and brought to Pelican Dock.

8/22/2015 – Possible Lost / Disoriented Hiker

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Mt. Rose Summit on the report of a male hiker on the Mt. Rose Trail that seemed to be disoriented and not equipped for the hike. Ground teams located the subject between the trailhead and the waterfall. He did not request medical assistance, but was escorted back to staging.

8/15/2015 – EMS Callout

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR assisted REMSA and TMFPD in locating and transporting an injured mountain biker in the Keystone Canyon area. He was located on the main trail, approximately .75 miles from the trailhead, and was transported to a waiting ambulance.

8/9/2015 – Boat Without Power

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Pelican Dock on the report of a boat, south of the marina, that was drifting without power. As SAR assets were arriving, a private watercraft was towing the boat to the dock.

8/4/2015 – Boat in Distress

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to the Sand Harbor area on the report of a boat taking on water approximately 1000′ from shore. SAR response was cancelled shortly after notification.