Yearly Archives: 2017

10/28/2017 – High Angle Rope Rescue

SAR Staff and Hasty Team began responding to an area north of Red Rock Rd. on I580 for a roll-over accident with four people inside. The car had rolled down a steep embankment. As initial Hasty Team members were arriving, TMFPD personnel were able to get the people out of the vehicle and up to the road. SAR response was cancelled.

10/26/2017 – Truckee River Water Rescue

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, and WCSAR responded to an area near Waltham Way, near Patrick, to search for a subject that had jumped off a bridge into the Truckee River. Initial reports were that the subject had been hit by a train, but it was later learned that the train’s engineer had seen the subject jump from the bridge as he approached. The area was floated by the Hasty Team, ground support searched the banks, and RAVEN flew the area. Nothing was located.

10/22/2017 – Injured Mountain Biker

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Spooner Lake State Park to locate an injured mountain biker in the Marlette Lake area. NLTFPD personnel deployed shortly before SAR assets got on scene, and located the subject approximately 5.25 miles from staging, to the east of Marlette. The injured mountain biker was given initial treatment and was transported out to a waiting ambulance.

10/15/2017 – Missing boater at Lahontan Reservoir

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were requested by Lyon County to assist in locating a subject from a boat that tipped over at Lahontan Reservoir. When the boat went over, one subject was rescued by a passing boat, but a second subject was not accounted for. As teams were preparing to leave the Reno area, the missing subject was located at a hospital.

10/15/2017 – Boats in Distress

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Pyramid Lake on the report of a boat that was in distress. As teams arrived at the lake, information was learned that the boat was able to get its motor started again, and returned to Pelican Dock. As this time, another boat was reported to be waving for help near the Windless Bay area. M10 was launched and checked numerous boats in that area, but no vessels required assistance. All SAR teams were released.