Yearly Archives: 2024

10/5/24 – Pyramid Lake Boat Rescue

SAR Staff and the SVU were requested to respond to Pyramid Lake to assist the Pyramid Lake Fire Boat that was having mechanical difficulties. Marine 20 towed the Pyramid Lake boat to Pelican Dock.

10/5/24 – Stranded Kayaker

SAR Staff and the SVU began responding to Pyramid Lake to assist a kayaker that was stranded on Anaho Island. As personnel were responding, Pyramid Lake Tribal authorities stated that they were putting a boat on the water and that Washoe County could cancel.

9/30/24 – Missing Juvenile

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, RAVEN, SVU, and WCSAR were requested to search for an endangered juvenile that was reported missing from a school in Spanish Springs. Teams checked neighborhood roads and open spaces while RAVEN began surveying the Lemmon Valley/Hungry Valley area from the air. An eye-witness reported seeing the subject in the area of Eagle Canyon and Hungry Valley Rd., then another report came in that he was at a residence in Lemmon Valley. WCSO Deputies located the juvenile at the reported house.

9/22/24 – Peavine EMS

SAR Staff, Hasty BC, SVU, and WCSAR BC began responding to the west Keystone Trailhead for a subject having a medical episode near the “R”. As the first SAR assets were arriving, the subject was at a REMSA ambulance. SAR assets were cancelled.