SAR Stories News
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Some Tough Rescue-ees in the News
6 Apr 2012, 6:02 pmThe odds may have been against these folks, but they survived. Here are some Search and Rescue stories--some recent, some not--with rather surprising happy endings. These are great examples of why searchers should never assume that a subject is ... -
Rescuers Consider Amputation to Save a Trapped Victim
20 Jan 2012, 3:27 pmImagine as a rescuer that you might actually have to cut off a victim's limb in the field to potentially save that person's life. That was what rescuers considered on New Year's Day, as they were trying to free 15-year-old Dion Latta, who was hanging ... -
Now, That's a Search & Rescue Response!
13 Jan 2012, 1:18 amWhite Sands NM (Wikimedia Commons/CC) Wow, these two lost hikers sure had a lot of resources come to their aid.... From the NPS Digest: White Sands National Monument (NM) Newly Engaged Couple Found By Interagency Searchers "On the afternoon of ... -
An Interesting SAR K9 Reaction -- A Bit of HR versus a Whole Body
16 Aug 2011, 7:53 pmI'm not a SAR dog handler, but I do frequently back one of our team's handlers and her four NASAR-certified Golden Retrievers, all cross-trained in area search and human remains (HR) detection. Recently, I accompanied this experienced K9 team on a ... -
Search & Rescue Reading and Writing
25 Jul 2011, 6:03 pmThese are the latest SAR blogs and books to come my way. Seeking The Lost Author Dale Matson is a volunteer for the Fresno County Mountaineering Unit of the Sheriff's Department, who recently published a book about nine of the searches he's ...
Hiker Hell
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Man Dies of Heart Attack on Bump and Grind Trail
21 Nov 2011, 11:55 pmWho: La Quinta City Manager, Thomas Genovese Where: Bump and Grind Trail, Palm Springs, California His mistake: No mistake. His time had come. What happened: A man was hiking the Bump and Grind trail with friends when he suddenly collapsed. The man ... -
Doctor Dies on Beginner’s Run in Vail
21 Nov 2011, 11:54 pmWho: 62-year-old Charles Tuft Where: Vail, Colorado His mistake: He just lost control What happened: A doctor from Vail was skiing on a beginner run, when he skied off an embankment and had a bad fall. Despite wearing a helmet, the man died of bodily ... -
Snowboarder Dies in Colorado
21 Nov 2011, 11:35 pmsrc=”http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/hikerhell/breckendridge.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”Photobucket”> Who: 20-year-old Evan Massini Where: Breckenridge Ski Resort His mistake: Seems like he was snowboarding a ... -
WOMAN DIES AFTER SLIPPING ON LEAVES
21 Nov 2011, 3:48 pmWho: Regina Febbo Frasier Where: Cummins Falls, Blackburn Fork River, Tennessee Her mistake: She slipped on leaves What happened: A woman was hiking with two friends near the Cummins Falls. The area is rocky and slick. While she was hiking, she slipped ... -
Injured Teen Rescued From Pepper Sauce Cave, Arizona
21 Nov 2011, 3:44 pmWho: 16-year-old Mason Carpenter Where: Pepper Sauce Cave, north side of Mount Lemmon, Arizona His mistake: Bad luck What happened: A teen was exploring Pepper Sauce Cave with his father. They were about 200 yards into the cave when the teen slipped ...
Josephine County [Oregon] SAR
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MN: Sewer dogs keep things tidy
17 May 2012, 7:23 pmHRD or HED? Which is the tougher job? By Stefanie Scott Trained dogs have been used to sniff out drugs, bombs and people, but now Milwaukee Riverkeeper has begun using canines to identify human excrement in the stormwater system. German shepherd ... -
CO: This Man Drove Out Into The Desert To Die
17 May 2012, 4:04 pmsource Last July, a Grand Junction, Colo. man left for work in his Ford F250 just like he did every day. But Jonathan Keith Kelly, 54, wasn't going to work. He was driving to a remote corner of the state to end his life. Authorities say ... -
CA: Deputies Find Missing Carmel Valley Woman's Dog
17 May 2012, 3:49 pmBy Ali Pfauser CARMEL VALLEY, Calif- Monterey County Sheriff's Deputies spent the day scouring Carmel Valley Ranch for any sign of a missing woman Wednesday. Janice Marasco was last seen Monday afternoon walking her dog. On Tuesday eighbors ... -
MT: Full search for man missing in Clark Fork River begins today f
17 May 2012, 3:45 pmsource The Missoula Fire Department and a Search and Rescue team will launch a full-scale search Thursday for a 19-year-old male who disappeared in the Clark Fork River early Wednesday evening. Police reports said the man and a female friend jumped off ... -
CA: Arabian show horse rescued after swimming three miles into the ocean
17 May 2012, 3:15 amBy Isolde Raftery, As the sun set over Loon Point near Santa Barbara on Tuesday evening, waves crashed onto the sand, apparently spooking an Arabian show horse named William. William, a 7-year-old grey stallion, had been part of a photo shoot with ...
Deb's SAR Stories
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SAR Ops: From Classroom to Call-Out
7 May 2012, 4:20 pmI had just received my Inland Search Management class certificate the day before, on Friday. At 4:15am Saturday morning, my phone beeped me awake with a text message then rang moments later. It was a call-out for Operations leaders to respond ... -
While I Was Away
7 Apr 2012, 12:09 amWhile I know our SAR Coordinator and assistant Coordinators have been plenty hard at work, in part with calls that ended up being resolved by deputies and means other than us volunteers, it has been rather slow when it comes to call-outs. Not that ... -
It's Time to Learn Some SAR Ops
12 Mar 2012, 4:23 pmNow that I'm in my fifth year with Coco SAR, I'm eligible to begin training for SAR Ops (Ops = Operations). I'm pretty excited about this, because I love that part of Search and Rescue. That is, I look forward to helping with things like mapping ... -
A Joint Technical Rescue Training with Border Patrol
24 Feb 2012, 2:23 pmThat was fun! And it was a challenging exercise, too. Members of Borstar (which stands for Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue) out of Tucson invited our technical rescue team to join them for some training in Sedona. They'd come up ... -
A Happy Surprise in Waterholes Canyon
21 Feb 2012, 6:04 pmOnce upon a time, there was a man in a canyon. Well, not just in a canyon, stuck in a canyon. This was a very deep and narrow canyon, and the man had been stuck down there for four days and three nights. Three very cold nights, that is, with little to ...
Mountain Rescue Association Blog Feed
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10 Apr 2012, 5:34 pmThe "Ten Essentials"The first and most obvious rule of safe backcountry use is to always carry equipment that might become necessary in emergencies. Every backcountry user, even on seemingly insignificant day hikes, should carry the most basic ...
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21 Mar 2012, 6:55 pmThink "Before""Prepare" is defined in Webster's Dictionary as "to make ready beforehand for some purpose, use or activity." The inclusion of the word "before" in this definition is not by accident. One way of assuring the ...
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10 Feb 2012, 7:36 pmThe Public Information Officer in Search and RescueWhat is a Public Information Officer? A Public Information Officer (“PIO”) is a representative of an official organization. This person serves as a central source ...
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27 Jan 2012, 5:26 pmHypothermia...The Most Common Killer of Backcountry Users On February 1, 1989, the temperature in Butte, Montana dropped from 42 degrees to -4 in one hour. Regardless of the season, a temperature drop of 30-40 ...
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10 Jan 2012, 7:29 pmWhat is the Mountain Rescue Association? The Mountain Rescue Association is an organization of teams dedicated to saving lives through rescue and mountain safety education. We do so by improving the quality, availability, and safety of ...
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