GCSAR
Calendar
| 10/22 |
Independent Study and/or
something else (Independent people) |
| 10/13 |
Orienteering with map and compass
(Frank, Bego and...) |
| 9/24 |
Local Emergency Planning
Commission stuff (Some person) |
| 9/8 |
Helo Ops (The "Short
Haul" kids) |
| 8/29 |
Paint Party! Yeah! SRBT entry
routes for Emergency Vehicles (Mike O'Donnell) |
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SILT Back Issues
#98-4
(July-Aug 98)
#98-3 (May-June 98)
#98-2 (Mar-Apr 98)
#98-1 (Jan-Feb 98)
#97-6
(Nov-Dec 97)
#97-5 (Sept-Oct 97)
#97-4 (July-Aug 97)
#97-3 (May-June 97)
#97-2 (Mar-Apr 97)
#97-1 (Jan-Feb 97)
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*** NOTICE ***
"Due to the possibility of retaliation stemming from the U.S.
military strikes against terrorist operations made last Thursday, the
FBI and Federal Protective Service have recommended an increased level
of security awareness at all government facilities. Anything suspicious
should be reported immediately to appropriate law enforcement agencies.
Agencies employing security guards have been asked to increase exterior
patrols. Any threats directed at the government should be relayed
immediately to WASO Ranger Activities."
NPS memo
"AIl persons, living and dead, are
purely coincidental."
Kurt Vonnegut
Thank yous Lloyd and Kim for
all the upkeep and doctoring of our 4 and 6 wheelers and trailers.
"Squaws Along The Yukon" and "When
The Ice Worms Nest Again" were hits in AK in 1952.
Married in the heart of Cataract
Canyon - July 1998:
Michele Reaume 1T827 and Mike Hill C52?
1T8: "We all live under the same
sky, but we don't all have the same horizon."
Got Water?
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Overheard: "Men are like fine
wine. They start out like grapes, and it's a woman's job to stomp on
them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd
want to have dinner with." |
Exploits
(listed from most current to way back when)
| 98-XX |
Later same day
|
Rescue
of rescuer |
IC = That Mopho
Girl |
| So... 1 T 836
stopped at Maverick to get something to drink only to lock ALL 3
SETS of KEYS in his truck. A phone call to his 95 brought relief in
the form of "Mom." |
| Comments: |
Imagine my
surprise. |
| Responders: |
Lisa
Gerhart |
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| 98-55H |
8-29-98 |
Helo
Insertion of Rock Rescuers |
IC = 1 T 12 |
Jason Green (54)
hiked up Negro Bill and got out onto the mesa top on the Porcupine
Rim side. (Sort of where the Iowa boys were). He made his way over
to the Hwy 128 side of those fins and then got stuck between fins,
unable to go up a place he had jumped down. He yelled down to people
on the river road.
GCSAR responded to the Negro Bill trailhead
with rock rescue gear. Upon further evaluation, it was decided to
use a helicopter to insert rock rescue persons on top of the
adjacent fin. This was done to avoid a very lengthy and hot overland
route.
Bego, Frank and Josh took a bunch of rope and
anchors in the helo to the LZ. Pilot John Ruhl was to return in an
hour. Frank rappelled down to the subject, put him in a harness,
tied on the rope and we counterbalance hauled (as you would do big
wall bags) Jason up the 50' of steep rock to safety. A while later,
in came the helo and away we went.
Jason is a private club tennis teacher from
Brooklyn, NY. He'd done several other hikes in the region in the
previous days. |
| Comments: |
Steve White did
NOT get the front seat. Jason may have caught on that had some
details been a little different he could have died up in those fins.
He refused to pay either the helo bill or the GCSAR bill stating
that rescue work should be paid for by the local tax base. |
| Responders: |
Frank,
Josh, Jennie. Sam, Dave M., Jeff, Rex, Nancy, Bego |
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| 8-27-98 |
GCSAR Meeting and
Training |
| Let's buy us a new Polaris 2
seater 6 wheeler and a big, fast computer for those fancy map
programs to aid our Search |
Training- Packaging a
patient in KED, backboard, Stokes litter and the 6 wheeler.
Instructors- Kenny, Brad, Frank, Jennie, Kris and John
When in doubt, go for full spinal immobilization to prevent
further damage. Apply in-line stabilization, C collar, log roll onto
backboard, secure, transport The KED is a SPLINT so keep checking
distal circulations |
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| 8-18-98 |
GCSAR Training |
Mega-amazing ATV Certification
course by Tony White of Parks and Rec. Out at the old airport in the
hot evening sunset. It is a 2 1/2 hour drive, around the cones and
over the hills stressing safety and technique. Five machines came so
five folks jumped on.
Dean, Michele, Kris, Nancy and Jennie
got more confident by the minute and certified.
Several of us reviewed the "Basic
Climbing Stuff To Get" for rock rescue work with Dave M. |
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| 98-54H |
8-11-98 |
Biker Stress
(BS) Helo Ambulance |
SRBT |
IC= 1T3 |
This started out as
a biker down ambulance assist 3 miles out the trail. 1 T 3 chatted
more with the RP and then asked dispatch if the helicopter was
available. Yes.
Well, you can bet Steve White just happened to
be unbusy at the moment so he arranged for Arches Helicopters
and copped a ride. GCSAR was 10-22'd.
Pilot Ruhl stopped by the SRBT parking
lot and picked up EMT~s, proceeding to the subject's location. The
subject was flown to the Hospital. |
| Comments: |
Nope |
| Responders: |
Michele
White's detail, Frank, Nancy, Kris, Jennie, Kent, Lee, Richard, |
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| 17 Aug 1998 |
Canyonlands NP Rescue --
from Steve Swanke |
A 29 year old female visitor from
Wyoming who was on an extended flatwater canoe trip on the Green
River suffered a miscarriage on August 15. The visitor began
experiencing labor pains at 1:00 am on the 15th and miscarried at
approximately 4:30 am.
Members of her group floated across the river and hiked ten
miles to Mineral Bottom where a BLM volunteer is stationed to
provide an initial report. The BLM volunteer contacted the park
which immediately began efforts to evacuate the patient.
A St. Mary's Airlife helicopter and a NPS motorized rescue
vessel were dispatched to the patients location at Hardscrabble
Bottom. The patient was flown to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand
Junction, Colorado. Her prognosis for a full recovery is good.
Ranger Colin Smith was IC. |
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| From: Jim
Webster- Arches 220 |
| Hiya guys, Thought you might be
interested in the entry below on a search at Olympic NP, especially
the exact location and time identified by US Cellular from the
telephone call placed by the missing parties. FYI, I've got a
message in to Citizen's and Commnet Cellular about whether this
capability exists here... JW |
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE- MORNING
REPORT
98-469- Olympic NP (WA) - Search and Rescue. On July 28th, the
park was notified John Gange, 59, and Rick Granstrom, 50, both of
Seattle, were two days overdue from a planned six-day hike through
the Bailey Range. Family members reported that the two had planned
to exit the back country on July 26th, but their backcountry permit
indicated that July 28th was their planned return date.
The families had last heard from the men via two cellular phone
calls made early in their hike. A hasty search and helicopter
overflights on the 29th were fruitless, so the search was enlarged
on the 30th. Technicians from US West Cellular were able to
determine the exact times and the locations at which the two cell
calls had been made. Gange and Granstrom were spotted from the air
around 11:30 a.m. and were picked up and flown to a local airport.
During the debriefing, the men said that they'd inadvertently
put down the 28th instead of the 26th on their permit. The incident
attracted significant media attention, which peaked during a press
conference held by the two men. They both expressed deep
appreciation for the efforts of the park's staff. Gange, a
free-lance writer, is planning on writing an article describing
their hike and rescue. A total of 23 people were involved in the
search. [B. Maynes, PIO, OLYM] |
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| 8-8-98 |
Joint Training GCSAR and
SJSAR La Sal Mtns |
From Frank 1 T 801:
At least 10 members of SJSAR (plus several family members)
joined a disgustingly small number of GCSARites to enjoy a day of
training and camaraderie among the wildflowered meadows of the LaSal
mountains on 8/8. We trained in maps, compass, pacing, GPS, patient
packaging and more. The awesomely knowledgeable and downright
entertaining Kyle (where's the Handle?) Isenhart, SJSAR's training
officer, showed up with a Hummer-full of goodies and prizes from his
Rescue Systems, Inc...including our new RSI Rescue Winch.
After some initial training in cross-referencing data between
GPS, compass and map, we set off on a 563-yard romp (or was that
S630 yards?) through the forest searching for buckets dropped like
breaderumbs along an orienteering course lined out by Kyle, Bego,
Sam and Tye. The winning team was given carabiners and key
'biners...but then so was everyone else. The hands-on experience was
invaluable...and fun too!
I was ashamed that only five of our 36 members attended the
training. Plenty of lead time was given and telephone call reminders
were made. It's evidence of a sad lack of dedication on the part of
most of our membership. Though the training was in San Juan County,
it was in OUR area. Their members had to drive much, much farther
than any of us did. Their attendance showed a willingness to work
closer with us...our attendance showed the opposite.
Thanks to those who did attend...and many thanks to Bego
and Kyle for organizing a fantastic
learning experience. |
Comments: Where wuz all of
us? A pleasant, fun day in the Aspens.
It was discovered that SJSAR operates using magnetic compass
bearings while we operate using true north bearings. Knowing how to
deal with both is essential knowledge.
A compass needle is affected by many things including your
radio (in a chest pack esp) and nearly anything electronic that is
close, a nearby car, living in an iron ore mine and the like. Make
sure you obtain a "clean" bearing.
When plotting your course onto a map, be aware of the scale of
the map and the distances you actually covered. In a real search,
you have to be exactly sure you searched the area you say you did,
or, conversely, you have to cover the exact area Incident Command
says to.
It takes way practice to "do" compass so go outside
and practice every other day.
Bearing masters: Frank, Sam, Dean, Lee, Bego and a mob
from SJSAR including wives, children. |
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| 8-7-98 |
Short Haul Training and
Happy Birthday to 1 T 4 |
| This time we flew our 4 month
proficiency training from the Moab Boat Dock to the cliff above. |
Comments: We need to
perfect our radio communication rigs, what ever that entails. It was
interesting flying over water.
Pilot: John Ruhl
Spotter: Chuck 'the knife' Hassen
Short Haulers: Bego, Curt Brewer, Kent Green, Ste?e
White, Frank Mendonca, Corky Brewer Ground Team: Trenton White +
crew. |
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| The
departure of Galen and Wendy: |
" it's hard to roast
people who do everything right and well."
A fun pot luck at Old City Park. Jim Webster was a thoroughly
entertaining MC with a (rather stoic) mob of mostly NPS people.
People spoke: Galen talks funny, Wendy KNOWS computers. And more.
Galen told a Swanke story. Larry VS raved and Walt Dabney
certificated both of 'em.
From Frank: "Though Galen and Wendy were not
official members of GCSAR, their departure will leave a noticeable
gap in our high-angle rescue operation. Because of our association
with them, we are now better able to do our job. Because of their
unselfish efforts and considerable technical abilities, they leave
us a more competent and confident organization than before we
met...two requisite qualities in a group entrusted with saving
lives. Their legacy will be one of greatly improved cooperation
between the Park Service and local SAR groups. The same qualities
that made Galen such a valued teacher and friend will serve to make
him a very special minister." |
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| 98-53 |
8-1-98 |
Biker Strees
(BS) |
SRBT |
IC= 1 T Kenny |
| "Picked up
victim about 1 mile in on Slickrock Trail." |
| Comments: |
Said
she'd rather ride on the smoother 6 wheeler than the bumpy
ambulance. |
| Responders: |
Brad,
Kim & Llyod, Kenny, Kris, Jimmy N., Sam, Dan, Nancy, Russell,
Jeff, John F. |
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| 98-52 |
7-28-98 |
Biker Stress
(BS) |
SRBT |
IC=1T6 |
| "Got to the
trailhead and asked 502 if they needed any help. 10-22d." |
| Comments: |
Nada |
| Responders: |
Kent,
Sam, Richard, Jeff |
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| 98-51 |
7-28-98 |
Ambulance
Assist Biker Leg |
PosSpi |
IC = Brad |
A 40 yr old gal fell
down, did a hip-leg number. She was above the hard 4WD place, so we
dispatched the 6 wheeler with Stokes litter and brought her down 4
miles to a waiting 1 T 502.
Frank says that "Watching Brad pilot the 6 wheeler with
the Stokes was like watching an artist at work." But
two people to package and load the patient in 109 sun. Need face
shade for patient. |
| Comments: |
From
the TI: "... was saved by determined volunteers of the GCSAR
team." |
| Responders: |
Brad,
Mark, Jeff, Frank and Tony Lue. |
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| 98-50 |
7-26-98 |
Search Lost
17 yr old |
SRB Trail |
IC = 1 T 14
Ops- 1 T 833 |
He was dropped off
by his parents to do the Practice Loop and was last seen on the main
trail, halfway around, at dark. He had abandoned the practice loop
plan to join up with several other riders on the main loop... but
was left behind.
The parents became alarmed when he didn't return. Two cyclists
in the parking lot volunteered to go looking and a passer-by went to
Dave's Incredibly Friendly Corner Market to call 911.
GCSAR sent 4 wheelers on the main trail in both directions.
Josh drove his jeep in the Lion's Back route. 3 searchers hiked into
the Abyss and found the 2 unprepared biker-searchers floundering in
the dark.
Incident Resolution says: "Found him, saved him." He
was about a mile toward Shrimp Rock from Swiss Cheez Ridge. |
| Comments: |
Paged
at 2142 hrs, over at 0100 hrs. The Mom was crying for joy. |
| Responders: |
Russell,
Josh, Sam, Frank, Jeff, Mark, Lee, Kris and John Flahie. |
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| From: Steve Swanke
Canyonlands NP (UT) |
Jumping in River
Accident-Personal Injury |
| Elizabeth Graham, 11, of Fort
Collins, Colorado, was on an extended multiple day canoe trip on the
Green River when she broke her leg while jumping into the river at
12:30 p.m. on July 26th. Graham was in a party of seven people
traveling in three canoes. Graham was jumping into the river from
the top of a vertical sand cut which was approximately 10' high. The
accident occurred on an island in the middle of the river at Fort
Bottom. Two members of the boating party hiked the 2 3/4 mile Fort
Bottom Trail to the White Rim road and then hiked the road for
approximately 12 miles to Mineral Bottom where they reported the
accident to Allan Jackson, a BLM employee stationed at Mineral
Bottom. At approximately 9:00 p.m. Graham was airlifted by St.
Mary's Air Life to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Her
prognosis for a full recovery is good. |
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| 98-49 |
7-27-98 |
Rescue
Broken Leg |
Fort Bottom on
the Green River |
IC=C520 |
| A family canoe trip
turns sour cuz an 11 yr old girl jumped into a shallow river and
broke her leg. We were paged initially to respond with the river
rescue boat and then canceled when the Park Service advised that Air
Life had been dispatched. |
| Comments: |
Canyonlands
520 advised that the Mineral Canyon Road was "impassable"
as far as getting a boat trailer down to the Green River put-in.
One possible outcome could have been a night time short haul.
Had Air Life been unable to land on the island the subject was on
(wind, vegetation, darkness, etc) AND the NPS boat could not be put
in the river, short hauling would have been the next choice. And 1 T
11 would have missed it. |
| Responders: |
Frank,
Brad, Bego, Kent, Sam, Jeff |
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| 98-48 |
7-28-98 |
Taxi
service- unpaged |
IC = 1 T 3
Ops- 1 T Mark |
Two mtn bikers
Called in from Poison Spider Mesa on their cell phone to say they
weren't lost, had food, water and lights but it was raining on them
and they were afraid of the lightning and could we come and get
them.
Mark got all amped and called Josh and away they went. Got 'em
at 1 am. |
| Comments: |
Good
effort. A rather stormy night at that. |
| Responders: |
Mark,
Josh, Sam |
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| 98-47 |
7-21-98 |
Search |
Moab Rim Trail |
IC = 1 T 3
Operations by Frank |
Some of us had left
the party to go home when this was paged out. A very weary husband
was at the shed looking for his wife.
The two had hiked up the Hidden Valley trail from the south end
with their bikes. They rode their bikes far enuff to get lost and
they pushed their bikes for awhile. Then they left the bikes,
somewhere. They hiked to a rim "500 to 1,000 feet high,"
most likely near Moonflower, where he got "stuck in a crack
right next to the rim." She couldn't help him so she started
hiking out for help.
Quite a while later, HE called Search and Rescue, looking for
her. Oh my.
A small mob of responders leaped into action. Frank dealt out
places to go and radio freqs. Dan Mick described the trail: "It
definitely leans to the left and is a 4 plus." 5 ATVs were
dispatched up the trail just after dark. Kent drove his 2WD
4-Wheeler up nearly everything. He was amazing to watch doing some
wild technique things.
Plan A was to cover all the roads and meet again out at the
Anasazi round structures. One team went left, the other right. Out
near the end of the road, a distant reply to our yelling. Paulette
was sitting near the road (UTM 0625819 X 4266925), quite thirsty,
concerned about her husband, immensely relieved to be found,
thoroughly lost. Dan jeeped her back to safety. 1 T 3 then took her
to her husband.
Nancy and Shalla went to the person's vehicle to get a scent
article and rode up with Dan in the jeep. Up on top, Nancy let
Shalla sniff around awhile. Nope. When they arrived at the meeting
place, Shalla went right to the subject.
Also happening was Matt and Auggie's hike. Matt knows that area
really well and went up a crack leading from the gravel bench above
the Egg Ranch Road to the top of the rim, not too far from the roads
the ATVs were on. They worked their way toward the roads, cutting
for sign. Lee was their radio relay. A good idea had she wandered
off to the south toward Pritchett Canyon. Dean hung out at Hidden
Valley trailhead in case she returned that way. |
| Comments: |
A
fine outing, run expertly by radio, Map and GPS. The Helo was on
standby for 6 am.
The ATV challenge was certainly there, quite dangerous in
places and we had to help each other push and tug them over ledges a
few times. We need better forward lighting on the ATVs. Dan's jeep
chugged right around. Lightning was around a bit and a light rain
made the dirt smell.
A description of Paulette's footprint was radioed forward. Way
helpful, especially the "triangle in the heel." Should
have had his print too. A red "Photon" light is good for
night tracking. |
| Responders: |
Dean,
Frank, Dan, Kent, Sam, Nancy, Shalla, Kris, Lee, Bego, Jeff/Rex
(quite a pair), Matt, Lisa, Ogust |
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| GCSAR Picnic at the City
Park |
Prayer by Dan |
| Much foon was had by all. Billions
of kids. Baseball. Thanks yous verys muches to Archie and Brad- the
main food gurus. No pool thingy cuz of the water shortage. |
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| 98-46 |
7-16-98 |
Rescue
People with no water |
Gold Bar Rim |
IC = 1 T 12 |
3 X-ray technicians
from Seattle stuck up on Gold Bar Rim Trail, or is it the Golden
Spike Trail. They left town at 4 pm Tuesday. Water ran out Wednesday
morning. Many hours up there on a HOT day. They were using mirrors
to attract attention. Midafternoon, they lit a fire and pushed it
over the rim to attract attention. 1 T 12 talked to them from the
hiway by loudspeaker.
Sam and Jeff took off on 4 wheelers, Dean followed in his
pickup, followed later by Dan Mick in his jeep. About 5:50 pm, Sam
came upon these folks.
Shortly later, Dan and Dean figured out that the coil wire had
come loose causing the stoppage. Not out of gas. Broken motor mount
too. Everybody drove out together. They got "about four feet of
air" at one point on the way out and needed help to cross The
Crack reported Dan. Rental Jeep had quarter panel and bumper
damage...at least. "But they paid us $300.00 cash and
apparently tried to tip the rescuers also," said 801. |
| Comments: |
HOT
and how. Another "Lucky" rolled an ATV over backwards.
Damn. Slow down!! And, just what are the correct names of the trails
up there on that mesa? |
| Responders: |
Dean,
Jeff, Sam, Dan, Frank, Bego |
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| 7-14-98 |
GCSAR meeting |
| We had pop and pizza at the boat
ramp and did 1 (one) business meeting. Going to spend some money.
Going to have some fun. We ordered a Rescue Winch from RSI. |
| Training: River Rescue, part 2
We did tours in the river rescue boat, rowed around and flipped
Frank's boat and Dave Bodner brought a raft to flip a few times.
Auggie jumped in the river and we saved him a number of times with
throwlines from shore. |
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| 98-45 |
7-14-98 |
Ambulance
Assist |
Porcupine Single
Track |
IC = 1 T 3 |
This guy continued
to ride and walk 7 or 8 miles from where he fell off his bike to
just a mile from the River Road. He had some internal injuries due
to landing on his handlebars. He thot he'd better stop trying to
walk out when the pain was so great he was almost passing out. His
Boy Scout buddies called for help.
Our break-apart Stokes on packframe was put to the test. Frank
breezed up the trail with it. EMT's and rescue workers packaged this
guy on his side in a Vacu-splint and wheeled him down. |
| Comments: |
Dang
Hot. Now we need a packframe for the wheel. |
| Responders: |
Kim,
Brad, Sam, Frank, Jeff, Matt, Dave B., Bego |
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| 98-44 |
7-9-98 |
Search for
overdue biker |
Porcupine Rim |
IC=1 T 12 and 7 |
Andy, the 6'5"
bean pole biker with size 15 shoes, wandered around Mat Martin Point
for quite awhile. After the sun set, a full moon came up and the
night never got dark or cold. Out of water. He was third in a line
of Boy Scouts biking out Porcupine too late in the day. [Ascribed to
faulty guidebook info- Ed]. Some how, he got separated. His friends
finished the trail. No Andy.
We were paged at 3:40 am. Mark and Lee hiked up the single
track to the top. No Andy. By the time his Fiends had hiked the
trail in reverse and met Search and Rescue people at first light,
Andy was not on the main trail.
2 T Greg, on the motorcycle, spotted a bike track starting out
to Mat Martin Point. Oddly, the track came from the direction of the
single track. Out to the very end went the track. Greg, who had
tracked Andy's bike tire clear from the main trail, now followed
Andy down off the hill to the very edge of the Colorado River
Canyon. He was walking his bike now. Sam and I were on our way on
the 4 wheelers to a place way ahead of Greg when we ran across his
tracks on an old seismo road. Going the other way.
Abruptly, Andy turned off this track and headed cross country.
At the base of a small cliff we found Andy's bike (UTM: 0632400 X
4279880). A short hike from there brought him to the canyon rim
above Big Bend Campground-- right at the only place you can get down
the cliff. Exactly as Sam and I got to the rim following his tracks,
Andy walked into his own camp at Hal Canyon. 1 T 7 was there
waiting. |
| Comments: |
Greg
did all the initial tracking of Andy clear out to the edge of the
main canyon wall. This gave the next set of searchers in a
relatively good idea on where to expand the search pattern. It would
be interesting to track Andy backwards from his turn onto Mat Martin
Point Rd. He was backtracking already. How spaced out (?) were the
riders to miss the 3rd rider in line. And, who told these people it
was OK to start this trail at 6:30 pm? One guide book says 1 1/2 to
3 hours. Only for a few.
801: "Those who didn't respond missed a
spectacular sunrise/ moonset." |
| Responders: |
Lee,
Mark, Frank, Sam, Greg, Josh, Bego |
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| 98-43 |
7-8-98 |
Ambulance
Assist |
Power Dam |
IC = 1 T 14 |
| Some one slipped,
jumped, fell, dove off the dam and injured hisownself. We were
immediately 10-22d when it was established that the victim was
already out of the water. |
| Comments: |
Had
this been an extrication from down in the gorge, it is mainly a Fire
Department response cuz the easiest way out of the gorge by the
falls with a litter is by inclined ladder with rope. Cool trick. |
| Responders: |
Frank,
Jimmy N., Sam, Jennie, Jeff |
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| 4th of July Fireworks
Show |
IC = 1 T Sam |
| GCSAR border patrol keeps the
aliens out of the explode area. |
Comments: Great duty.
Front row seat. Bring your shovel, put out fires.
Border Patrol: Sam, Kris, Nancy, Michele and Mike, Mark
and Carrie, Aug and Yoko, Bego, Lisa, Tye, Alicia |
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| 98-XX |
7-4-98 |
Recovery...
of vehicle |
River |
IC=1 T 9 |
Somebody backed
their truck and boat trailer into the river and it disappeared.
From 801: "Incident yesterday...Fire Dept. dive
team incident...full-size Ford 4WD pickup with camper shell and boat
trailer swallowed by [the Colorado River] at the Moab Boat Dock.
Samasusual showed up...Jeff called in...I drove the Zodiac...seems
so tiny now. Unable to locate anything. PLS about 20 feet below
dock...and 20 feet out from shore. Tolley dove where we kept hooking
something...turned out to be a rock ridge about five feet high about
150 feet down river from dock extending at least 50 feet out from
bank. Top of ridge is about ten feet underwater at this
level...doubtful truck got past it unless farther out in river. He
also did a pendulum from lower edge of dock. Nada They may try again
today...told Corky to let me know if they need us." |
| Comments: |
Nadarooski |
| Responders: |
Corky,
Tolley, Frank, Sam, Jeff and others |
|