A 70 year old male was separated from his day-hiking partner on 10-23-08, while hiking on the Mt. Tallac trail. That evening Tahoe SAR and fire personnel searched through the night for the man without success.
CHP H-20 was dispatched for a next morning flyover and a callout for west slope EDSAR members was made for first light.
The gentleman was located mid-morning by USFS personnel, suffering from dehydration and altitude sickness.
This is a venue for El Dorado SAR members to provide fill-in information and first-hand accounts of specific previous searches. After SAR302 posts the first item about a recent search, any SAR member is invited to add their comments/observations/feelings/experience as it relates to said search. The postings are then edited and posted to the ESARC website (edsar.org) for public viewing.
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Subject, having become separated from hiking buddy, eventually found the correct return trail from Mt Tallac but became benighted and spent night in a tree. Subject was returning to his vehicle at Mt Tallac trailhead when he encountered USFS. Reporting Party continued down incorrect trail until he reached Fallen Leaf Lake and was able to call 911. RP was taken to hospital by ambulance.
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