Monthly Archives: July 2023

7/6/23 – Evidence Search

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were requested to respond to an area in SE Reno to search for an item of interest related to a recent crime.

7/5/23 – Vehicle in Truckee River

SAR Staff and swift water teams responded to the Verdi area on the report of a vehicle in the river. Upon arrival, RFD had already brought the subject to the riverbank and would be the agency in charge of assisting a tow company in removing the vehicle from the river.

6/27/23 – EMS Hunter Creek Trail

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, and WCSAR BC responded to the trailhead of the Hunter Creek Trail to locate and transport a hiker that had injured their ankle. Due to the location and degree of injury, it was decided to have a hoist performed by RAVEN. The subject was packaged, hoisted, and taken to a waiting ambulance near the staging area.

6/25/23 – Lost Hikers, Mt. Rose

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, and WCSAR BC responded to the Mt. Rose Summit parking area to locate two subjects that had lost the trail in the area of the Galena Creek Falls. BC teams located the subjects, but due to snow conditions, a route toward Tamarack Lake was taken. Subjects and team members were picked up on the highway and brought to staging.