Yearly Archives: 2017

8/29/2017 – Boat in Distress

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Pyramid Lake on the report of a boat in distress in the Windless Bay area. Ground units were able to get eyes on the boat and determined that it would occasionally go under power for a short distance, then stop. Marine 20 was launched, and upon arrival at the boat, determined that the subjects were never in distress, but were taking pictures of the clouds and enjoying a quiet evening on the lake. The signal mirror that was reported to have been used was most likely the lens from their camera.

8/27/2017 – SPOT Activation

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were requested to respond to an area north of Gerlach for a SPOT device activation by a hunter. As teams were en route, Gerlach deputies were able to locate the subject and determined that the SPOT activation was accidental. SAR was cancelled.

8/26/2017 – Stranded Subject in a UTV

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, and SVU responded to Bird Springs and Red Rock to search for a wheel chair dependent UTV driver whose machine was stuck. Teams were able to locate the subject with cell phone coordinates that were provided. The UTV was stuck in a location that prevented the SVU from extracting it, so the subject was transferred over to a SVU side x side for transport back to staging.

8/22/2017 – Argosy Fire Evacuation

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the intersection of Argosy and Red Rock to perform fire evacuation notices for the area. As teams were arriving at staging, rain showers came through the area. Fire officials downgraded the urgency for notifications, so SAR response was cancelled.

8/21/2017 – Stranded Motorist

SAR Staff and SVU responded to the Jumbo Grade area to locate and rescue a stranded motorist. The subject was following his GPS, heading to Jumbo Falls to see the scenery in his rental Hyundai Sonata, when the road became impassable and his car became hopelessly stuck. He was able to get cell phone reception and called 911. Due to roads being washed out in the area, it took a bit of work, but a search team was able to locate the subject and transport him back to staging. He declined any medical assistance and was given a ride to the hotel he was staying at while in Reno.