Monthly Archives: June 2018

6/24/2018 – Injured Hiker

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, and WCSAR responded to the Diamond Peak area to assist NLTFPD personnel in locating, treating, packaging, and transporting an injured hiker on the Tyrolian Downhill trail.

6/23/2018 – Washoe Lake Boat in Distress

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to the south ramp at Washoe Lake to search for a capsized boat with five subjects. Before SAR arrival, TMFPD was able to launch a boat and locate the subjects. They were transported to shore and checked by medical personnel. SAR response was cancelled.

6/23/2018 – Mutual Aid

SAR Staff and the Hasty Team were requested by Carson City SO to assist in an evidence search in the Carson River. Hasty Team divers checked an area of the river for evidence related to a recent crime.

6/19/2018 – 911 Call

SAR Staff, Air Squadron, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to an area approximately nine miles east of the old D’Andrea Golf Course to search for the sender of a 911 call that kept calling back, did not say anything, and only breathing was heard. The area was thoroughly searched on the ground and in the air, but nothing was located. A vehicle was spotted by the Air Squadron south of Lockwood, appearing to be smashed into a tree, and ground assets were dispatched to that location. Once the vehicle was found, it turned out to be an old, abandoned truck.

6/16/2018 – Pyramid Lake Inner Tube

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, and the SVU began responding to Pyramid Lake to rescue three subjects that had been blown out into the lake in the area of Spider Point. Initial Pyramid Lake Police units estimated them to be approximately 1/2 mile from shore. Before SAR units arrived, a boat in the area was alerted by PLPD and they were able to bring the subjects back to shore. SAR response was cancelled.