Yearly Archives: 2017

12/6/2017 – Lost Hiker

SAR Staff, IMT, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the Whites Creek Trail parking area to search for a lost hiker. Cell phone ping coordinates were received from dispatch, and foot teams were able to locate her quickly. The subject was escorted down to staging and given a ride to her vehicle back at the Galena Visitor’s Center.

12/2/2017 – Back Country EMS

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and RAVEN began responding to the Golden Eagle Sports Complex area to locate an injured subject in the hills. Before SAR assets arrived, SFD located the subject. SAR assets were cancelled.

11/28/2017 – Stranded Motorist

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Gerlach to locate a subject and stranded vehicle on the playa. The subject’s car was located 1.2 miles southeast of the 3 Mile entrance to the Black Rock, and the subject was transported out to the highway, then to Gerlach for the night.

11/27/2017 – Stranded UTV

SAR Staff and the SVU responded to Garson Rd. to assist a Washoe County Radio Shop tracked UTV that had broken down on the way to the Chimney Peak repeater site. The UTV was moved onto a trailer that was brought to the location and transported down to staging.

11/26/2017 – Boat in Distress at Pyramid Lake

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to Pyramid Lake on the report of a boat coming back from the Needles area and was encountering very rough water. They were not taking on water yet, but feared they would. As teams were en route, PLPD located the beached boat at Monument Rock with all passengers accounted for. They had pulled the boat fully up on shore and were bringing the trailer from Pelican to retrieve the boat. SAR response was cancelled.