Yearly Archives: 2023

4/14/23 – Pinehaven Stranded Hiker

SAR Staff, SVU, and Backcountry personnel staged at the end of Pinehaven Drive in Caughlin Ranch to locate a hiker that had worked himself into a precarious position on a steep slope. Responders located the subject and carefully assisted him to SVU SxSs for transport to staging.

4/13/23 Petersen Range Stranded Subject

SAR Staff and the SVU staged near Red Rock Rd. to locate a family of four with four dogs that were stuck in snow while attempting to hunt for amethyst. Once the vehicle was located, it was extracted and the subjects were escorted to staging.

4/8/23 Long Valley Rd. Stranded Subjects

SAR Staff, the SVU, and a Hasty medic responded to the Bordertown area to locate three subjects in a vehicle that was stuck in snow. The vehicle was extracted and the subjects were escorted back to staging.

3/26/23 – Henness Pass Stranded Subjects

SAR Staff and the SVU responded to a staging area in Verdi to locate two stranded subjects and the vehicle they were in on Henness Pass Rd. The subjects were located, extracted, and escorted back to staging.

3/24/23 – Evidence Search

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR were requested to assist WCSO detectives with an evidence search related to a deceased subject located along the dirt extension of N. Virginia.