In the early evening of 1-17-09, EDSO received a call that two 16 year old boys were overdue from a 400pm one-hour trip. The family was camped a long Mormon Emigrant Trail/Iron Mountain Road, about 4 miles east of Snow Mill Road Patrol deputies searched the drivable roads. CHP H-20 attempted to spot the missing boys from the air.
We learned this morning that the boys tried to signal the helo last night with their flashlight or head light.
Volunteers from El Dorado Search and Rescue responded to a 2200hr SAR callout by Deputy Morgan- and searched all night, while manning a command post/operations center. In the early AM, an additional callout was made and more members responded.
About 1030 hours, a family friend, driving the MET stopped and called out for the boys. One of the boys, who was walking out, responded to the calls. The friend brought him back to the CP. Teams in OHVs and Quads returned to the area with the boy as a guide. CHP H-20, returning again this AM, after refueling, spotted the other boy. The OHV and quad teams reached the other boy. CHP paramedics check him out; he returned to command post, where El Dorado County Fire Paramedics were staging. Medically the boys checked out fine and did not need hospital transport.
Further interviews indicated that the boys both became stuck in the snow and could not extricate their vehicles. They were unsuccessful their attemps to start a fire. They overnighted under a weather cover for one of the quad vehicles.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
103 yr old missing male
On 12-30-08 EDSO, in the early evening, received a call about a missing subject, from his daughter's home, at 1600 hours (time he was missing). This was in the Garden Valley Area. The temperatures were cold and certainly hostile for a subject at risk on overnight event.
A hasty search was started that night. Deputy Matt Cathey rostered up the cavalry
A subsequent full callout came at 500am 12-31-08 by Deputy Cathey. About 800am, a CARDA team found the subject alive and in need of medical attention. He was transported to primary care and is apparently stable at last report, per CP personnel who were closing down the mission.
A hasty search was started that night. Deputy Matt Cathey rostered up the cavalry
A subsequent full callout came at 500am 12-31-08 by Deputy Cathey. About 800am, a CARDA team found the subject alive and in need of medical attention. He was transported to primary care and is apparently stable at last report, per CP personnel who were closing down the mission.
Late Night Assist- WWI subject
As reported by a fellow SAR member on our yahoo site(#217) who was either working late or wide-awake otherwise, the .805 came alive early AM on 12-27-08 (200am).
Apparently a college student was reported as WWI (walking while intoxicated) and missing- Acronym Trademarked by Ron Blackburn.
Deputy Morgan directly dispatched 3 local dog teams from the greater Pollock Pines area; no general callout at this time.
The missing subject was discovered as an ininvited guest on someone else's porch, as related to 911. Good thing, as this was not a night (freezing temperatures) to be stumbling around as WWI.
Apparently a college student was reported as WWI (walking while intoxicated) and missing- Acronym Trademarked by Ron Blackburn.
Deputy Morgan directly dispatched 3 local dog teams from the greater Pollock Pines area; no general callout at this time.
The missing subject was discovered as an ininvited guest on someone else's porch, as related to 911. Good thing, as this was not a night (freezing temperatures) to be stumbling around as WWI.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Bassi Falls Search
On November 30, 2008 EDSO received a call from an out of area relative stating her elderly father and companion were overdue from a hiking trip and did not show up for their in-county dinner reservations. Patrol deputies were dispatched to several possible in-county waterfall/hiking settings, looking for the described vehicle.
Sgt Morton, the coordinator on call, placed a callout for SAR members to brainstorm on what venue the reporting party might be describing. Several members, consulting memory, the internet and maps offered their thoughts. Still no car, no callout.
Patrol Deputy 12 Charles Tom (training unit) and accompanying trainee deputy traveled to the forest service spur leading to Bassi Falls trail in the Crystal Basin. The subject's car was located at the trailhead parking area.
Members responding to the callout arrived between 2300 and 100 hours. Two hasty teams went in to look for the subject and to retrieve the two deputies at Bassi Falls, with dead flashlights. The larger team split up for a wider return to CP, in order to provide a better search strategy. The team comprised by the two deputies and Mike R located the subjects, who had been out for the second night and only equipped for a fair weather day trek. After stabilization and warming, the subjects were slowly walked out to a forest service access for further medical assessment.
The temperature was dipping below 40deg F as the search was concluding.
Paul Duer added:
The SAR that started last night ended successfully about 3 a.m. this morniing.
The subjects were located around midnight, uninjured and ambulatory. However, getting them out proved to be an adventure in itself. They had been out Saturday night as well, and both were cold and exhausted. One them had cardiac history. After an extended hike with several pauses to rest, they made it to an ambulance and were taken to Marshall Hospital for evaluation.
This mission had a bunch of challenges behind the scenes, including scratchy, intermittent communications, newly blocked forest roads, and two patrol deputies deep in the woods with dead flashlights. Improvisation was the order of the day. OHV members and county communications staff were drafted as foot searchers, management proved that color laser printers can work outdoors in close-to-freezing temperatures, and one of the deputies reportedly lit his path with his Taser.
This was the second successful SAR mission in four days and, notably, the second nighttime find. SAR can now claim credit for three subjects in a single week.
Sgt Morton, the coordinator on call, placed a callout for SAR members to brainstorm on what venue the reporting party might be describing. Several members, consulting memory, the internet and maps offered their thoughts. Still no car, no callout.
Patrol Deputy 12 Charles Tom (training unit) and accompanying trainee deputy traveled to the forest service spur leading to Bassi Falls trail in the Crystal Basin. The subject's car was located at the trailhead parking area.
Members responding to the callout arrived between 2300 and 100 hours. Two hasty teams went in to look for the subject and to retrieve the two deputies at Bassi Falls, with dead flashlights. The larger team split up for a wider return to CP, in order to provide a better search strategy. The team comprised by the two deputies and Mike R located the subjects, who had been out for the second night and only equipped for a fair weather day trek. After stabilization and warming, the subjects were slowly walked out to a forest service access for further medical assessment.
The temperature was dipping below 40deg F as the search was concluding.
Paul Duer added:
The SAR that started last night ended successfully about 3 a.m. this morniing.
The subjects were located around midnight, uninjured and ambulatory. However, getting them out proved to be an adventure in itself. They had been out Saturday night as well, and both were cold and exhausted. One them had cardiac history. After an extended hike with several pauses to rest, they made it to an ambulance and were taken to Marshall Hospital for evaluation.
This mission had a bunch of challenges behind the scenes, including scratchy, intermittent communications, newly blocked forest roads, and two patrol deputies deep in the woods with dead flashlights. Improvisation was the order of the day. OHV members and county communications staff were drafted as foot searchers, management proved that color laser printers can work outdoors in close-to-freezing temperatures, and one of the deputies reportedly lit his path with his Taser.
This was the second successful SAR mission in four days and, notably, the second nighttime find. SAR can now claim credit for three subjects in a single week.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Mt Aukum- Missing Senior
Jim, a 74 year old gentleman, apparently wandered off in the afternoon, while his wife was walking their dog. After friends and family could not find Jim, they called 911. Jim was recently diagnosed with early senile dementia.
SAR volunteers, mostly finished with their Thanksgiving feasts showed up at 1900-2000 hrs. Several ground and dog teams were sent out to look for Jim on a large family parcel.
Phil Dayton, assigned to Command Post medical watch, heard a man yelling across the road. Apparently it was Jim yelling at his dog and his house. However his dog and house were 1/4 mile away. Jim was returned to his family in good condition.
SAR volunteers, mostly finished with their Thanksgiving feasts showed up at 1900-2000 hrs. Several ground and dog teams were sent out to look for Jim on a large family parcel.
Phil Dayton, assigned to Command Post medical watch, heard a man yelling across the road. Apparently it was Jim yelling at his dog and his house. However his dog and house were 1/4 mile away. Jim was returned to his family in good condition.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Lotus Park - Swiftwater Rescue
Date pending (July? 08)
Swiftwater Captains Dave Mc Cracken and Mike Roth were setting up for training at Lotus Park when a flag down resulted in a live rescue of a juvenile male, trapped by rising waters.
Swiftwater Captains Dave Mc Cracken and Mike Roth were setting up for training at Lotus Park when a flag down resulted in a live rescue of a juvenile male, trapped by rising waters.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Fallen Leaf Search
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.
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.
