SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the NDF station on the Mt. Rose Highway for staging in reference to a lost skier in the upper Davis Creek drainage area. The skier had taken a route into the out-of-bounds area and couldn’t get back up to the ski resort. He decided to go downhill, but ended up in brush and manzanita and wasn’t sure where to go. A ski team was deployed from the Slide Mountain side of the Mt. Rose Ski Resort, and a foot team was sent in on the Hibbits Rd. trail. The ski team located the subject and escorted him downhill to Davis Creek Park. Other than being a bit cold, the subject did not complain of any medical issues. He was brought back to staging, and given a ride to his vehicle at the Mt. Rose Ski Resort.

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to SR208 and Foothill Rd. to assist Douglas County with extracting an out-of-bounds skier in the Motts Canyon area. The subject and a friend had become lost and were cold at approximately 1700hrs on Thursday, 2/23. Douglas County SAR located the subjects, but due to the rugged terrain and darkness, they requested a helicopter extraction. A helicopter from NAS Fallon made an attempt, but low clouds prevented an extraction. One of the subjects was able to walk out with the aid of SAR, but the second subject had medical issues that prevented him from doing the same. Douglas SAR stayed the night with the subject, keeping him warm and sheltered, with the hope that the clouds would lift in the morning. This was not the case. Washoe SAR was requested to assist with foot personnel and tracked side x sides. As teams were preparing to enter the area, the clouds lifted enough for NAS Fallon to extract the remaining subject. SAR members that were in the canyon walked down to staging.

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, SVU, and WCSAR were requested to respond to the area of Oppio Park to assist Sparks PD in locating a missing dementia patient. The subject was located about .7 miles from his residence, approximately 45 minutes into the search. He was checked by a medic and released to his family.

SAR Staff and the Hasty Team were requested to recover a deceased subject that had been located off of the Winnemucca Ranch Rd.

SAR Staff, Air Squadron, Hasty Team, SVU, WCSAR, BLM, Forest Service, and Gerlach Deputies searched areas to the northwest and northeast of Gerlach in an attempt to locate two overdue subjects from California – a father and his 8yo son. The two subjects had gone chukar hunting, but gave a very vague description of where they may be going in that area to family members. Search teams were sent to the most likely locations as suggested by the wife of the subject. The Air Squadron spotted the vehicle in the Buckhorn Rd. area, and a short time later, the two subjects were located approximately 8 miles to the north near Buckhorn Rd. Forest Service personnel were first on scene, followed by a SAR team that was in that search area. The battery was dead on the subject’s vehicle, so a jump start was provided. No medical issues were reported.