Yearly Archives: 2023

10/10/23 – Lost/Stranded Subject

SAR Staff, a Hasty Medic, and the SVU staged on East Lake Blvd toward the south end of Washoe Lake to locate a stranded and very lost subject. When SAR personnel arrived at the location, the subject had got himself unstuck, but not being from the area, was very lost and unsure how to get to pavement. He was guided down to staging, then directed to Interstate 580.

10/1/23 – Vehicle in Canal

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to a location in Verdi where a vehicle had been located, submerged up to the middle of its’ windshield. It was determined by TMFR that it was not occupied, but SAR was requested to assist with the extrication of the vehicle with a tow truck.

9/22/23 – Injured Mountain Biker

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, the SVU, and WCSAR BC staged at the Lakeview entrance to the Hobart Lake area to locate an injured mountain biker. Care Flight was able to locate the subject and land in the area. The subject, however, refused transport. The subject was then transported down to staging in a Hasty Team vehicle.

9/19/23 – WCSO Deputy Transport

SAR Staff and the SVU were requested to transport deputies to the location of an abandoned camp near the top of Virginia peak where a person recreating found a gun, clothing, and other personal items. Once located, deputies were able to find an I.D. that gave the person’s name, which they contacted. The person said he had left everything there and that everything was fine, and it was his property. It turned out that the camp was just over his property line, so the gun was collected and the owner notified.

9/18/23 – WCSO Deputy Transport

SAR Staff and the SVU were requested to respond to a location off of Calle De La Plata to transport deputies to a location that some hunters found that was described to have many buckets of possible body parts. Once the site was accessed, it turned out to be buckets of black water waste that someone dumped.