Yearly Archives: 2022

2/13/22 – Winnemucca Ranch Rd. Stranded Subjects

SAR Staff a Hasty medic, and the SVU staged on the Winnemucca Ranch Rd. to locate an unknown number of subjects that had initiated their OnStar system in a vehicle approximately 11 miles from the turnoff to the Moonrocks. SVU teams located two subjects in a vehicle that was stuck in a wet area that is fed by a creek. The vehicle was easily extracted and they continued their journey.

2/13/22 – Peavine EMS

SAR Staff and the SVU assisted TMFR and Care Flight in locating and transporting a subject that was having a medical episode in the hills above Verdi on the south side of Peavine. The subject, and his wife, were located and transported to staging.

2/12/22 – Jones/Whites Creek Hikers

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, RAVEN, SVU, and WCSAR BC responded to the area Jones Creek/Whites Creek to locate two subjects that had lost the trail they were hiking on and were getting tired. RAVEN initially located the pair while ground teams went in on foot. The subjects were located, given warm clothing and liquids, and escorted down to staging.

2/7/22 – Sheeps Flat EMS

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, SVU, and WCSAR BC responded to Sheeps Flat to assist NLTFPD in locating, treating, and transporting a subject that was having a medical episode. The subject was located and made the decision that they would walk out to staging, with assistance.

2/6/22 – Stampede Reservoir Recovery OP2

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, SVU, and WCSAR joined assets from Placer County and Sierra County to locate and recover a drowning victim, an ice skater who fell through the ice from the previous day. A ROV was deployed under the ice to locate the subject. He was then brought to the surface, moved to the shoreline, and transported by RAVEN to the medical examiner back at staging.