Monthly Archives: August 2023

8/27/23 – Stranded Subjects Henness Pass Rd.

SAR Staff and the SVU responded to the Verdi area to access two subjects and a dog that were stranded at a location near Henness Pass Rd. Once the subjects were located, they were transported to staging in Verdi and given a ride to their residence in Reno.

8/16/23 – Missing Rafter Truckee River

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR began responding to West Reno to locate a missing subject somewhere between the Chalk Bluff Dam and Idlewild Park. As teams were coming into the area, she was located by a WCSO Deputy at Booth Street/Idlewild.

8/13/23 – Missing Person Moon Rocks

SAR Staff, RAVEN, and the SVU responded to an area NW of the Moon Rocks to locate a subject whose personal effects and dog were located by people recreating in the area. The dog was safely brought down to Animal Control and the stuck vehicle was located approximately 3/4 of a mile away. The subject and her son then arrived in the area. She had actually been located miles from this area by a passing motorist three days prior. They had returned in an attempt to locate the vehicle, dog, and personnel items.

8/11/23 – Mt. Rose Trail Distressed Hiker

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, and WCSAR BC personnel responded to the Mt. Rose summit parking lot to assist with a hiker that was having a medical issue. NLTFPD personnel contacted the subject before SAR arrived at the summit, but personnel waited at staging until the subject safely arrived at the parking lot.