Yearly Archives: 2019

7/6/19 – UNR Evidence Search

SAR Staff and WCSAR assisted multiple agencies in performing an evidence search on all sides of the damaged Argenta and Nye Halls at the University of Nevada. Building debris from the explosion was located and marked for FIS to document.

7/6/19 – Black Rock Stuck Subjects

SAR Staff and the SVU responded to the 3-mile entrance to the Black Rock Desert to locate and rescue two stuck subjects. The truck, although stuck in the mud, was extricated with some tire cleaning and pushing. They were then escorted to staging, then to their camp area to the northeast.

7/2/19 – Horseman’s Park Missing Subject

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, REMSA, SVU, and WCSAR assisted RPD in searching for a missing subject in the Horseman’s Park area of southwest Reno. The subject, who had gone hiking for the day, was last seen at approximately 0800hrs, and was in phone contact at around 1500hrs. with a family member, saying that he was tired but not having any problems. Search teams were called at around 0130hrs. Teams searched trails and streets in the area, along with the hills to the southwest. A REMSA unit that was stationed at the command post was changing shifts and located the subject, walking along the road in the area of Lakeside and Moana. He claims he had been abducted and robbed.

6/29/19 – Missing 3yo

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to the area of Brown Elementary School in south Reno to search for a missing 3yo. As teams were en route, the subject was located. SAR response was cancelled.