Yearly Archives: 2022

10/15/22 – Hang Glider Crash

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, and WCSAR responded to the road to Slide Mountain on the report of a hang glider that had crashed on a steep slope. TMFR and NLTFPD personnel were already on scene and constructed a rope system to bring the injured subject up to the road.

10/12/22 – Evidence Search

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR assisted RPD with an evidence search in and on the banks of the Truckee River relative to a homicide that occurred in the area of the National Automobile Museum.

10/8/22 – Body Recovery

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR assisted the Storey County SO in recovering a deceased subject from the Truckee River, just east of the USA Parkway.

10/5/22 – Lost Hiker

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, SVU, and WCSAR BC began responding to the Whites Creek Trailhead to search for a lost hiker. As teams were en route, the subject was located by WCSO patrol deputies. SAR response was cancelled.