SAR Staff and the SVU responded to the Garson Rd. entrance to Big Meadow to locate a hiker that was lost. The subject had started at the Thomas Creek Trailhead the day before, camped in the upper elevations somewhere between Mt. Rose and Sunflower Mnt. and continued to do some hiking on Tuesday. On his hike, he ran into a “large bear” that he bolted downhill from and became lost. A cell phone ping was used to get a location for the subject. The SVU drove to the coordinates and transported him down to staging. He was then driven to his vehicle at Thomas Creek.

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were requested to stage at the Palomino Valley Volunteer Fire Station to perform fire evacuations for the quickly moving North Fire. As of Monday morning, the fire had grown to almost 7000 acres.

SAR Staff and the SVU responded to the dirt extension of Chickadee Drive to search for a subject in a stranded vehicle. The vehicle was located by SAR Staff that was in the area, but the subject was not in it. As teams were arriving at staging, Tribal Police located the subject and transported him to a friend’s residence.