Placerville Man Discovered In Desolation Wilderness
POSTED: 11:45 am PDT June 9, 2009 (kcra.com)
UPDATED: 4:37 pm PDT June 9, 2009
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. -- A Placerville man who was reported missing in the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra has been found safe.
Matthew Kinney, 26, was last seen at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the area of Loon Lake by the friend who dropped him off.
He was found in good health at about 3 p.m. Tuesday near Lake Schmidell, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department said.
Kinney's plan was to hike from Loon Lake to Horsetail Falls, spending two nights in the wilderness and ending his trip on June 6.
When Kinney did not return, he was reported missing to El Dorado County Sheriff Office, which started search and rescue efforts.
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.
3 comments:
Chinook rides to and from assignment made the search easy to start, instead of a long hike in through Eagle or Horsetail trails. It was great seeing so many from neighboring counties, and the Red Cross firing up the BBQ was a nice way to end the search after finding the subject. Side note: if one ever gets a Chinook ride into a gravely/dusty place, be prepared to bring back half the mountain in dust and grains on your person.
FYI: That's me with the Merlin post. Don't know where the "Merlin" came from (it is my old internet handle, but never associated with my gmail)
Still hoping for some more input here by members who participated in the search. Will add that the subject spoke to us at the next All-SAR meeting about his experiences and challenges. He also expressed an interest in joining our SAR group.
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