Dispatch received a 911 call from residents on Omo Ranch Rd, near the middle fork of the Cosumnes River. The RP stated they heard calls for help, horn honking, and 3 gunshots. Patrol deputies and SAR Deputy Morgan made efforts to get some logging gates unlocked. OHV teams were called out to search the roads for the possible party in need of rescue.
Subjects were found @ 130am 12-25-09 and Dep Morgan reported the following: Omo Ranch Concluded - subjects located by sar ohv team - not in distress - looking for hunting dogs using their own attraction techniques - firing guns - honking horn, yelling etc. Thanks to all who came out Christmas eve!.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Snowboarders stuck on Mormon Emigrant Trail
Group Safe After Ordeal
POSTED: 1:16 pm PST December 21, 2009
UPDATED: 3:54 pm PST December 21, 2009
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. -- Four snowboarders were stranded Monday afternoon along the Mormon Emigrant Trail, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department.Sgt. Brian Golmitz said it appears that the group's car got stuck in the Silver Fork Area on the way to Kirkwood Mountain Resort.One of the snowboarders has been talking to his father by cell phone, Golmitz said.The group was get to safety on their own before nightfall.Kirkwood said visitors should be aware that Mormon Emigrant Trail is closed during the winter months. For accurate driving directions to the resort, please visit the Kirkwood site.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
"Winter" Storm 12-7-09
That Monday morning was marked a huge snowfall, reaching to the western borders of El Dorado County- up to 2 inches in El Dorado Hills, 6-8 inches in Shingle Springs, reports of up to a foot in Placerville and more further up the hill. As a result, a large number of trees and limbs contributed to massive power outages in Placerville and many outlying areas. With the power outages came loss of phone service, cell site failures, and lack of vehicle access to and from many residences.
EDSO OES set up the Emergency Operations Center on Monday, staffed by OES deputies and some SAR volunteers. Members of EDSAR OHV teams and others assisted in reaching and transporting the elderly and infirm, without heat and infrastructure. These citizens were either handed over to friends and family members for care or transported to "warming centers" set up by El Dorado County.
EDSO OES set up the Emergency Operations Center on Monday, staffed by OES deputies and some SAR volunteers. Members of EDSAR OHV teams and others assisted in reaching and transporting the elderly and infirm, without heat and infrastructure. These citizens were either handed over to friends and family members for care or transported to "warming centers" set up by El Dorado County.
