Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue

On the morning of Tuesday, February 4th, PNWSAR was called to assist Clackamas County Sheriff's Office with the report of a missing female last seen on Lolo Pass Road. Conditions were snowy and temperatures were below freezing.

Teams from multiple counties searched for more than 12 hours until the subject was located safely Tuesday afternoon.

PNWSAR contributed 146 person hours.

On Tuesday, January 28th, Columbia County requested assistance searching for a missing male last seen on Saturday the 25th. Multiple agencies including the PNWSAR Rope Support Team, Portland Mountain Rescue, and the Oregon Air National Guard, searched for 4 full days. The subject was located on Friday, January 31st. PNWSAR sends our condolences to the man's family and friends.

On the morning of Tuesday, January 28th, Clatsop County Sheriff's Office requested assistance searching for 3 missing males near Hamlet, Oregon, after their vehicle was stranded.

The subjects were successfully located Tuesday afternoon.

On the evening of Tuesday, January 21st PNWSAR assisted Clackamas County Sheriff's Office with the packout of a male subject at Bagby Hot Springs. The packout was completed successfully shortly before 10pm.

PNWSAR assisted Washington County Sheriff's Office and CCSO with the search of a missing female in Tigard with memory issues. PNWSAR deployed two teams of searchers. The woman was found by partner agencies.

Washington County Sheriff's Office requested assistance with a search for a missing 20 year old woman in North Plains. PNWSAR joined teams from around the region on Monday Dec 24th, Wednesday Dec 26th, Thursday Dec 27th, and Friday Dec 28th. The search area was on private land but covered in dense brush. Unfortunately no evidence was found. PNWSAR sends our condolences to the woman's family and friends.

CCSO requested assistance searching for a missing male near Estacada last seen 14 days earlier. PNWSAR was assigned several search areas along Estacada Lake. The subjects remains were eventually found by a partner agency. PNWSAR sends our condolences to the man's family and friends.

MCSO requested assistance searching for a missing elderly female in Gresham. PNWSAR was assigned search areas near missing subject's home and on her usual walking route - Gresham schools, parks and Springwater Corridor. After a few hours of searching, subject was located by partner teams.

CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR with the packout of a male on the PCT near Timberline Lodge. Passers-by reported a semi-conscious male on trail west of Timberline. PNWSAR team members deployed with PMR members. Combined teams from CCSO, AMR, PMR and PNWSAR packaged and transported patient back to base. PNWSAR would like to express gratitude to our partner agencies and wish the subject a speedy recovery.

PNWSAR assisted Clackamas County with an evidence search.

PNWSAR assisted Skamania County Sheriff's Office with an evidence search.

At 1900 on Sat, Oct 19th, PNWSAR assisted Skamania County with the search for a missing male mushroom hunter. PNWSAR continued the search with many partner teams on Sun Oct 20th, Mon Oct 21st, Tues Oct 22nd, Sat Oct 26th, and Sun Oct 27th. Unfortunately no trace of the subject was found at the time. Skamania County SO reported that the subjects remains were found outside of the searched areas on Oct 30th. PNWSAR sends our condolences to the man's family and friends.

PNWSAR along with WCSOSAR and MCSOSAR assisted CCSO with an evidence search.

On Sunday, Oct 13th, Skamania County SO requested PNWSAR to assist with the search for a 74 year old mushroom picker missing since 10am Saturday 10/12. PNWSAR searched several areas but no evidence of the subject was found.

PNWSAR was requested again on Tuesday, Oct 15th. PNWSAR was assigned a steep search area. During the search members noticed a single person on the other side of the drainage. The sighting was reported to base and a closer team was assigned to investigate. The investigating team made contact with the subject. PNWSAR and their packout gear were closest to the subject so the team redeployed to assist partner agencies with the packout and technical extraction.

PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County SO with a search for a missing male near the University of Portland. No evidence was found and the subject was later found deceased in the Willamette River. PNWSAR wishes to extend our condolences to the man's family and friends.

Skamania County SO requested help from PNWSAR with an injury packout on a rugged 4 mile trail w/ significant elevation gain. PNWSAR joined Skamania Co SO, Clark Co SO SAR, Southwest WA SAR, Wind River SAR, Silver Star SAR, and Search Dogs NW on the packout.

PNWSAR entered the field with several members of partner teams. Together the teams were able to package the injured subject and extract him over very steep, rugged terrain with narrow trails and lots of downed trees. Eventually paramedics were able to meet up with the teams and treat the subject with pain medication. Teams made it back to the trailhead around 1am. PNWSAR appreciates the teamwork of our partner agencies and wishes the subject a speedy recovery.

One the evening of Oct 1st, PNWSAR was requested to search for two ~70 year old missing mushroom hunters near Paradise Park Trailhead. PNWSAR deployed several teams and a FLIR drone (with proper FAA approval for night flight). Teams searched until the early morning hours. In the morning, PNWSAR searchers joined with partners from PMR and NORSAR. Around noon, PMR found evidence in their search and and PNWSAR was redeployed to that area. The subjects were located by PNWSAR and PMR and escorted back to base. After returning to base, several PNWSAR members redeployed to a developing search in Skamania County.

Clackamas County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR and NORSAR to assist in the search for an 80 year old, female mushroom picker near Trillium Lake. This callout came while PNWSAR members were already assisting HRSO with an injury packout. PNWSAR fielded one team of searchers immediately and two more teams arrived directly from the prior search in Hood River County. Teams searched into the early morning hours without any clues. Due to the likelihood that the subject could've been asleep and non-responsive, the decision was made to focus on passive search techniques until daylight in a few hours and restart with fresh searchers. The next morning PNWSAR was joined by MCSOSAR. The subject was found almost immediately in MCSOSAR's search area and both teams assisted the subject to a waiting ambulance. PNWSAR thanks our partner teams and wishes the subject a speedy recovery.

PNWSAR assisted HRSO and the Crag Rats SAR team with the potential packout of a woman partially unconscious due to anaphylactic shock. The woman and her group were rappelling down a series of waterfalls in a hard to reach area. Due to the subject's extreme medical distress and isolated location, HRSO requested helicopter support from the Army National Guard. An advance team of Crag Rats deployed to the subject to assist with the helicopter extraction. In case the helicopter was unable to extract the subject, HRSO asked PNWSAR Rope Rescue Technicians to partner with the Crag Rats to extract and packout the subject. PNWSAR and the Crag Rats deployed into the field with rope gear in case the helicopter extraction failed. Luckily the helicopter extraction was successful. PNWSAR remained on standby to assist the Crag Rats evacuate the remaining party members. Once the Crag Rats were clear, PNWSAR cleared the scene to head to join the developing search for a missing mushroom hunter near Trillium Lake.

PNWSAR assisted Clackamas County with an evidence search.

Grant County has requested assistance through OEM and CCSO on the search for a missing bow hunter. The subject was a seasoned bow hunter who did not return from his solo hunting trip on time. His camp was found unattended. PNWSAR joined around 55 searchers including Crook Cty, Wallowa Cty, Malheur Cty, Grant Cty, and Mountain Wave on Days 3 and 4 of the search.

On Sept 12th, several PNWSAR members were assigned to partner with Crook County SAR K-9 while other PNW members formed a team to grid search an area SE of Point Last Seen. Teams searched the entire day, but there were no significant findings.

On Sept 13th, PNWSAR continued the search with partner teams. The subject was located by a bow hunter outside the search area and in need of medical assistance. The subject was extracted by helicopter. PNWSAR wishes the subject a speedy recovery.

In the evening of 08/27, Skamania County SO requested PNWSAR assistance with evacuating a hiker on the North Bonneville trail who was suffering from heat exhaustion and a GI illness. PNWSAR arrived at base around 8:40pm and deployed teams into the field in two waves. PNWSAR collaborated with Silver Star SAR, Mountain Wave, and Clark County SAR to complete the mission. When rescue teams reached the subject, he was packaged into a litter for transport back to the trailhead. The rescue team provided vital signs of the subject every 15 minutes over the radio as the teams brought the subject down the trail. The subject was carried the last mile in a Jeep to a waiting ambulance at the Bridge of the Gods, and the rescue teams walked into base at 1:00am. After a debrief, all teams were released to return home at 1:15am.

PNWSAR wishes the subject a speedy recovery, and we extend our gratitude to our partner SAR volunteers.

CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR to packout a man trampled by horses and extricate the rest of his party from the top of Zig Zag Mountain. AMR Reach and Treat team entered the field followed by a small team of PNWSAR members. An additional PNWSAR team entered the field from a different location with a litter and additional packout gear. AMR was able to assess the injured subject and determined that a litter was not needed. The PNWSAR team redeployed to a new trailhead to assist with the extraction. The injured man and the rest of the party were not prepared to spend the night and were dehydrated and cold. The party opted to tie up their horses on the top of the mountain and extricate themselves down a steep trail to get to shelter and further medical attention. PNWSAR and AMR walked the party out and met up with the other PNWSAR team to assist with the exhausted party. The next day PNWSAR members helped the family to safely retrieve the horses from the top of the mountain.

PNWSAR, WCSOSSAR, and MCSOSAR assisted Multnomah County with an evidence search.

Skamania County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR for a missing male near Mt. Adams, north of Trout Lake. The terrain was rugged and steep with the possibility of 3000 - 5000 feet of elevation gain. PNWSAR completed multiple search assignments but nothing significant was found by any of the responding SAR teams. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's family and friends.

Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR to assist AMR Reach and Treat Team, Hoodland Fire, and Mt Hood Ski Patrol with the packout of an injured mountain biker approximately 1.5 miles from Timberline Lodge. Together, the subject was packaged and transported to a waiting ambulance. PNWSAR wishes the mountain biker a speedy recovery.

PNWSAR partnered with CCSO and the AMR Reach and Treat team to assist an injured mountain biker with a leg injury. The subject was located just over a mile down trail and was packaged and transported back to a waiting ambulance. PNWSAR wishes the mountain biker a speedy recovery.

PNWSAR assisted Skamania County and several Washington teams with the packout of an injured hiker. PNWSAR wishes the hiker a speedy recovery.

PNWSAR partnered with MCSO, MCSOSAR, WCSOSAR, PMR, and Mountain Wave on an evidence search

PNWSAR partnered with CCSO and OSP on an evidence search

PNWSAR partnered with NORSAR, Wasco CO SAR, CCSO, and Wasco SO on an evidence search.

PNWSAR assisted CCSO search for a missing female with dementia, 70 years old. The subject located quickly by partner teams.

PNWSAR assisted Multnomah and Hood River Sheriff's office searching for three females hiking on the PCT who got lost. The subjects were able to call for help using a satellite device. PNWSAR deployed to Lolo Pass Road but the subjects were located in Hood River County by the Crag Rats and PNWSAR stood down.

PNWSAR assisted Hood River Sheriff's Office with the search for a missing male hiker. He had gone out for a day hike from Herman Creek TH to Wahtum Lake and back to the TH, but never came back.

At roughly 11:20am, HRSO got a call via 911 from two women on the trail that they heard a male voice in the creek bed saying "Help me" - HRSO flew their plane overhead and got visual that he was on a log and gave base some rough coordinates.

PNW's assigned search area was some distance from the subject, so the Crag Rats deployed a hasty team and then a team with a litter and rope. The 304th also deployed. They reached the subject, assessed them and then got them back to the trail.

PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County SO with an evidence search on the afternoon of Saturday 06/01. The search was completed in approximately 2 hours with no clues located.

On the afternoon of Friday 05/24, PNWSAR responded to a Clackamas County SO call to assist two 19yo climbers near Paradise Park. They notified a relative for assistance using an InReach, reporting frostbite and exposure. Search managers determined the Paradise Park trailhead was the most feasible route to the climbers' reported coordinates. The first search team was in the field about 4:00pm, and searchers had to navigate significant blowdown debris blocking the trail. Two more search teams followed on the same route to assist. At 9:30pm, PNWSAR met the subjects at Paradise Park and found them wet and cold but otherwise in good condition. After warming up with PNWSAR assistance, they were able to walk out with the rescue teams. Everyone returned to base by 2:30am.

PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County SO with an evidence search for an open investigation.

Late morning on Wednesday 05/08, PNWSAR responded to a Skamania County SO call to assist with the packout of a 70yo female hiker with a broken ankle on Dog Mountain. Clark County SAR and EMS personnel were already enroute to the subject. When PNWSAR arrived at base at the Dog Mountain Trailhead, we stood by as EMS assessed the subject. EMS requested a helicopter evacuation from the top of Dog Mountain, and PNWSAR stood down. All searchers left base by 3:10pm.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues, and we wish the subject well in her recovery.

Clackamas County SO press release

PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County SO with an evidence search for an open investigation.

PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County SO with an evidence search for an open investigation.

PNWSAR supported a K9 dog handler that was searching an area for Multnomah County SO for an ongoing investigation.

Hikers reported seeing a body off the trail when they were trying to get back to their car. We assisted in grid searching an area the hikers identified as where they went off-trail, trying to find the body, but one was not found. As of right now the Clark County Sheriff's Office doesn't have any outstanding missing persons reports, so it is possible that the hikers saw something else that resembled a body in the low light.

Callout was initiated for a subject along the South Fork of the Clackamas River that had been hit by a loose boulder and was dizzy and disoriented. By the time we reached the area the subject had self-rescued and our help was no longer needed.

PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County SO with an evidence search for an open investigation.

17 yo male separated from hiking partners, who all returned to car safely (1 w/ mild hypothermia). PNWSAR deployed Team 1 to hike from the locked gate to Ramona Falls trailhead, splitting up to cover both the road and the trail between the two points. Team regrouped at trailhead and proceeded up trail toward Ramona Falls. Team 2 deployed to search along Sandy River from bridge toward Ramona Falls TH. Team 1 encountered the subject shortly before the river crossing at about 5:00am. Team 2 returned to Base and was released, with 4 members staying to assist with transport, as the gate was now unlocked and we were able to drive most of the way to the trailhead before encountering deep snow. Subject was moderately hypothermic, wet and had laid down to take a nap in the snow because his legs had "given out." PNWSAR supplied dry clothes, warming liquids and food, and the subject was able to walk out. He was reunited with family at the bridge.

In the late afternoon of Monday 04/01, PNWSAR responded to a Clackamas County SO call for assistance with an injured subject on the Clackamas River Trail. The Clackamas County Water Rescue Consortium was training in the area and was able to respond quickly. CCSO requested PNWSAR to be available for a trail evacuation if a river crossing was determined infeasible. PNWSAR arrived at base at the Sunset Strip Campground by 6:00pm. The Swiftwater team lowered the subject down to the river and transported her across the river by boat. PNWSAR assisted with a very short transport by rescue litter from the water's edge to the waiting AMR ambulance. All responders left base by 6:30pm.

Clackamas County SO press release - including video of the rescue!

PNWSAR thanks our emergency responder colleagues for another successful rescue collaboration, and we wish the subject well in her recovery.

During the day Wednesday, Subject, along with his parents had hiked down from Trillium Lake Sno-Park, through the Day Use area and onto the viewing dock/platform at Trillium Lake. They then returned to their vehicle, upon which the Subject realized he was missing his cell phone and immediately began to run back toward the lake at 16:00 (parents were unable to overtake). Phone was later found in the parking lot.

When we arrived CCSO Deputies were in the field on quads. PNWSAR Team 2 was initially slated to clear the area near the abandoned airfield, but never deployed. PNWSAR Team 3, a team of 4, had started to leave Base at 22:10. Voice contact was made with Subject at the west end of the dam, on the south side.

It was felt that his twin brother (who had now arrived at Base) might be best able to approach him. Team 3 returned less than 100 meters to meet the brother and escort him down the road toward the dam. Team 3 and brother were united with Subject about 22:50, did a brief assessment, helped him with his shoe and they began to walk out from the lake area.

Hoodland Fire deployed their UTV with an EMT and an AMR RAT Paramedic. They brought the subject back to base where he was then transported to a local hospital.

PNWSAR assisted Clackamas County SO with an evidence search.

On 03/14 and 03/15, PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County SO with evidence searches for an open investigation.

PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County SO with an evidence search for an open case. PNWSAR worked with the Multnomah and Washington County Explorers to cover multiple assigned search areas with a tight grid search. Searchers encountered some small patches of snow. The search was complete by 3:00pm.

Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance on Saturday night, 03/09, to help locate two nordic skiers near Frog Lake. The subjects had self-reported being lost. PNWSAR searchers responded, however, the search was called off about a half hour later while responders were still en route. The lost skiers were near the highway, and had gotten in voice contact with CCSO deputies. They were able to ski to safety on their own by 11:30pm. PNWSAR stood down.

On Friday night, 02/22, Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance searching for a missing male, who rolled his vehicle near the Sandy River Bridge on Lolo Pass Road. The subject reportedly walked away from the crash scene and into the trees toward the river, and although his residence was located nearby, hadn't returned home. It was a cold night, with significant snow on the ground. Authorities were concerned the subject may have suffered a head injury. His tracks in the snow had been lost in the tracks of neighbors who were out searching for him. PNWSAR responded and deployed three search teams to our assigned high-probability areas. Mountain Wave Search and Rescue also deployed a drone. Searchers located some clues near his home, but did not find the missing subject. Just before 5:00am on Saturday 02/23, CCSO sent searchers home and called for a second wave to start at 8:00am. PNWSAR responded with additional searchers for the second wave. Conditions were again snowy and cold. However, at 8:15am as search teams were preparing to enter the field, CCSO received word from management to call off the search. PNWSAR stood down. The subject was located safe at home later in the day on Saturday 02/23.

On Saturday afternoon 02/16, Clackamas County SO called PNWSAR for assistance locating two 30-year-old snowshoers near Mt Hood. Their car was parked at the Barlow Pass Sno-Park, and had headed west along the historic Barlow Road route that morning. Around 2:00pm, the snowshoers realized they had become disoriented and needed help returning to their vehicle. They were able to self-report via cell phone, and eventually provided CCSO their GPS coordinates from the Google Maps app on their phone. PNWSAR searchers responded to base within an hour and half of the callout, and a hasty search team quickly deployed toward the subjects' reported location at 5:30pm. Within a half hour, they reported they were in voice contact with the snowshoers. A second PNWSAR team walked down the trail towards the subjects to provide additional help if needed, and a third PNWSAR team staged at base to be ready to grab special equipment if needed. The first team reached the subjects at 6:05pm and made sure they were warm. The subjects were able to walk and PNWSAR escorted them back to base, arriving before 7:00pm. PNWSAR debriefed with CCSO and left base at 7:10pm.

Clark County SO requested PNWSAR to assist with an evidence search for an investigation on Saturday, 02/16. Responding searchers arrived at base by 9:00am, were quickly briefed, and entered the field at 9:15am. PNWSAR completed two search assignments, covering two areas near the freeway with a tight grid search. No evidence was found. Searchers returned to base and were released to head home at 11:15am.

In the early morning of Monday 02/04, PNWSAR received a call from Hood River County SO to support an ongoing search for an overdue female hiker, who was reported to be injured. HRSO located her car at the Starvation Creek Trailhead. Searchers already in the area reported about 18 inches of snow, and snowshoes were necessary. PNWSAR reported to base at 7:00am Monday. PNWSAR responders deployed as a single search team, assigned to cover the 417 and 413 trails and areas surrounding Warren Lake and Mount Defiance. We were transported to our search area by Snowcat. PNWSAR completed our assignment without incident, and no clues were discovered. In the afternoon, the subject was eventually able to get a 911 call out and provided her coordinates, which were nearer to the trailhead than PNWSAR's search area. Ground teams were asked to stand down, and the Crag Rats, 304th Rescue Squadron, and Multnomah County SAR were sent to her location, where she was found alive. PNWSAR returned to base, debriefed, and headed home while the Crag Rats, Multnomah County SAR, and the 304th PJs worked to extract the subject with a technical rope system.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

On Saturday afternoon, 02/02, Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance to transport an injured female subject from Mirror Lake. The 30-year-old hiker had fallen in the icy conditions and broken ribs, and was having difficulty walking. The AMR Reach and Treat team and Hoodland Fire were already with her administering medical assistance, but thought she would need to be packed out due to her condition. A group of PNWSAR members were already in Sandy and were able to respond quickly, deploying from the trailhead at 3:25pm. The subject's fatigue and pain levels varied throughout the afternoon, and PNWSAR was prepared with additional responders and two different litter systems. However, with pain medication, rest breaks, and willpower, the subject was able to walk all the way back to the trailhead. The subject arrived at the trailhead with the rescue team at 5:40pm.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues, and we wish the subject well in her recovery.

Early morning Friday 02/01, Multnomah County SO called for PNWSAR to assist with the search for a missing 52-year-old male trail runner that had started Thursday afternoon. The subject was last seen at 7:30am on Thursday, and his family reported him missing that afternoon. Family located his car at the Multnomah Falls parking lot, and he was an avid trail runner familiar with the trails around Multnomah Falls. Multnomah County SAR and the Green Hornets deployed Thursday night for a hasty search of the area trails, and eventually Multnomah County SAR sheltered in place overnight to be prepared to continue searching from high in the gorge Friday morning. PNWSAR and Washington County SAR responded to base to assist the search by 8:00am Friday. At 7:20am, MCSO reported the subject had turned his phone on but they were unable to make contact with him, and were waiting for the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center to locate the cell phone signal. A precise ping was not immediately possible, but they obtained a rough location near the top of Larch Mountain. PNWSAR was assigned to send two search teams to Sherrard Point and descend to Multnomah Falls via two different trail systems. A trailing scent K9 team from Mountain Wave SAR was assigned to deploy behind us once the subject's family could unlock his car to give the dog a scent. PNWSAR teams were on trail for about 30 minutes when we received word that the subject was located safe near a trail just above the Falls by Washington County SAR. All teams returned to base and were released.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, with whom it is always a pleasure to serve.

On Saturday 01/26, PNWSAR assisted Skamania County SO with an evidence search related to an open investigation near Cougar, WA. PNWSAR completed our two search assignments by 1:50pm.

On the night of Saturday 01/19, Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance with rescuing a kayaker who had become stranded below a cliff on the Sandy River near the Marmot Dam. Sandy Fire was originally called for assistance, and the CCSO Swiftwater Rescue team located the subject, and then requested a rope rescue team. CCSO specifically requested PNWSAR's Rope Support Team for the technical rescue, and the RST was on scene 30 minutes after midnight. An initial team of three RST members deployed first to assess the subject's situation, and after lowering one rescuer down to the subject, found that he was uninjured. The full RST team then deployed to the top of the cliff with all the necessary equipment for the extraction. Rescuers set up a rope hoisting system, and raised the subject to safety at 3:00am. By 3:45am, all personnel were topside and started breaking down the rope system. Everyone returned to base by 6:00am, and were released to return home.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

On Monday morning, 12/17, Multnomah County SO requested PNWSAR assistance in the search for a 76-year-old woman who was last seen on 12/15. She reportedly suffered from dementia. PNWSAR ground searchers responded, and arrived at base by 10:30am. Shortly after noon, the searchers found the subject deceased. PNWSAR members assisted with the recovery, and all searchers returned to base by 3:00pm.

PNWSAR extends our condolences to the woman's family and friends.

On Saturday 12/15, PNWSAR again assisted Clackamas County SO with an open missing persons case from 2007, following up on the previous mission of 12/11. PNWSAR ground searchers and a Mountain Wave K9 team met at base at 9:00am for a CCSO briefing, then moved up the trail to the location of interest. PNWSAR performed a tight grid search around the area identified by CCSO. Searchers located a few items of potential evidence, then returned to base at 1:30pm. All searchers debriefed with CCSO, CCSO generously provided lunch, and everyone returned home.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

In the mid-morning of Tuesday 12/11, Clackamas County SO asked for a limited number of PNWSAR members to assist with following up on possible evidence from a previous search. During an unrelated search in 2017, a PNWSAR ground team had located items that may have been related to an open missing persons case in the same vicinity from 2007. A small PNWSAR team responded, assisted the deputies on scene, and were out of the field by 4:00pm.

On Friday morning, 12/07, Skamania County SO called for PNWSAR assistance with a missing hiker who was last reported seen wearing crampons. The PNWSAR team arrived at base by 10:30am, and were assigned a hasty search to determine whether the subject was on the road walking out or at the bivouac site. PNWSAR drove from the base location to the closed gate below the summer bivouac site, and then walked the road from the gate to the bivouac site doing voice calls. PNWSAR also checked spur roads along the way. Radio communications in this area were difficult. After about an hour of searching, incident command reported on the radio that another SAR team found the subject safe. All teams returned to base at about 1:00pm for a short debrief, and PNWSAR left base at 1:30pm.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

On the evening of Monday 12/03, PNWSAR assisted Clark County SO and the Battle Ground Police Department in the search for two missing teenagers, who were reported missing again. PNWSAR arrived at base at 8:15pm, along with Clark County SAR and Wind River SAR. PNWSAR was assigned to search a nearby park. At 9:00pm, Battle Ground PD reported the subjects had been located safe by family. All teams stood down and returned home.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

On the evening of Friday 11/30, PNWSAR received the call for assistance from Clackamas County SO for a missing female mushroom hunter off of Highway 26. She had gotten lost about 2:30pm near Still Creek Trail. All PNWSAR responders arrived at base by 9:00pm, and CCSO deputies were giving PNWSAR a briefing when someone shouted "We found the hiker!" Three friends who had been looking for her found her, and she returned to base in good condition and good spirits. With this happy outcome, all searchers were released to return home.

On the night of Monday 11/26, Clark County SO asked for PNWSAR to assist with the search for two missing teenagers, both 16 years old, who were reported to have mental disabilities. They had last been seen at Battle Ground High School around 2:30pm that day. PNWSAR responded along with other SAR teams, and arrived at base before midnight. While CCSO was briefing searchers, a family friend who had been driving around located the missing subjects safe. PNWSAR stood down and all responders returned home.

On the morning of Monday 11/12, Skamania County SO requested PNWSAR assistance in the case of a missing 36-year-old mushroom picker who was overdue from Sunday night. PNWSAR responded with a ground team, and all responding members arrived at the reported base location by noon. Base had been moved, so there was about an hour's delay while all responding SAR teams relocated. The PNWSAR team was assigned a search area east of the subject's car, which was the subject's last known location, and quickly entered the field. The search area was a wooded hillside. PNWSAR grid-searched for about 40 minutes when there was a radio report that the subject had arrived safe at base. She had spent 30 hours in the woods, including one night at ~25°F. Conditions were dry, but frosty, and she had been able to make a fire. While wandering lost, she eventually emerged onto FS Road 54 about 0.9 miles from her car, and was picked up by a bypasser and returned to base. All searchers returned to base, and were released about 2:00pm.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

On the morning of Wednesday, 11/07, Clark County SO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a 66-year-old hiker who had been reported overdue. Before the callout process was complete, the hiker was located and PNWSAR stood down.

On the morning of Saturday 11/03, Clackamas County SO called PNWSAR for assistance locating a female subject near Molalla, who it was reported may have been suffering a mental health crisis. PNWSAR responded with ground searchers, and by 10:00am PNWSAR entered the field with a search assignment. PNWSAR performed a grid search in forested terrain, returning to base at 4:10pm. No clues were located on the first day of the search.

PNWSAR searchers returned on Sunday morning 11/04 for the second operational period of the search, at the request of CCSO. PNWSAR was again assigned to grid search a high-probability zone, a continuation of the previous day's assignment, and entered the field at 8:35am. At 3:00pm, PNWSAR located the subject deceased. PNWSAR searchers secured the scene and waited for the medical examiner to arrive, then transported the subject back to base. After debriefing with CCSO, PNWSAR was released about 6:10pm.

Clackamas County SO press release

PNWSAR extends our condolences to the woman's family and friends.

On 10/23 Clackamas County SO located the vehicle of a person reported missing and despondent, missing since 10/19. The car was located on a Forest Service road east of Estacada. On the morning of 10/24, CCSO requested the assistance of PNWSAR's Drone Support Team. The search area is heavy with clear cuts and they wanted to complete an initial search via drone. As the Drone Support Team worked an initial search of the area, ground teams were also called out.

Two PNWSAR ground teams searched all afternoon, and returned to base at 7:00pm. PNWSAR ground teams continued the search on the morning of 10/25, and at 9:00am PNWSAR located the subject deceased. PNWSAR searchers secured the scene and waited for law enforcement to arrive, then returned to base and were released by noon.

PNWSAR extends our condolences to this man's family and friends.

On Saturday morning, 10/13, Clark County SO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a missing hunter near Amboy, Washington. While PNWSAR was en route to base, the subject was located and PNWSAR stood down.

On the evening of Monday 10/08, Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance with finding a backpacker reported missing near Timberline Lodge. His hiking partner reported that after the pair had spent several days completing the Timberline Trail loop, at 8:00am Monday the subject had become fatigued and sore, and was moving very slowly. At the junction of the Timberline Trail and the PCT, within 1 mile of Timberline Lodge, they separated and planned to meet at the lodge. However, the subject never arrived at the lodge. The reporting party indicated the subject had no food or water but had camping equipment, including tent and sleeping bag.

PNWSAR responded and ground teams entered their assigned search areas at 10:20pm, covering trails surrounding the point that the subject was last seen. No clues were found. All teams returned to base at 1:45am, debriefed, and were released to return home. PNWSAR responded with more ground teams as the search resumed at 7:00am Tuesday morning, and at 7:00am each following morning.

On Thursday (10/11) morning, a climber making a summit attempt on Mt Hood discovered the subject deceased at approximately 8,300 feet of elevation, 3,000 feet higher than the area the subject was last seen. A PNWSAR team reached the subject about 11:30am and assisted with the recovery.

Multiple SAR teams responded to this mission, including Portland Mountain Rescue, Multnomah County SAR, Linn County SAR, Crag Rats, Mountain Wave Emergency Communications, and the 304th Rescue Squadron.

Clackamas County SO press release

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, and we give our condolences the man's family and friends.

Skamania County SO located the car of a reported missing person on a Forest Service road outside of Carson, WA, and requested PNWSAR support on the night of 09/29. PNWSAR responded with a search team, who searched until morning. A second wave of searchers was called to start in the morning (09/30), and PNWSAR again responded with a ground team. PNWSAR entered the field by 9:00am, working alongside a dog team from Pacific Crest Search Dogs to perform a grid search. The terrain was rough, with thick underbrush and vine maple. PNWSAR completed the search assignment and returned to base at 1:00pm. At 5:00 pm, Multnomah County Search and Rescue found the subject safe. SCSO reported she had been mushroom picking, become lost, and spent two nights out, burning paper money to help keep warm at night.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance with a packout at Bagby Hot Springs on the evening of 09/28. A male subject had reportedly fallen 10 feet and become injured. The AMR Reach and Treat team was also activated for medical support and had reached the subject. While PNWSAR was en route, the subject reached the trailhead and PNWSAR was stood down.

On the afternoon of 09/20, Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance with recovering the body of a male suicide victim who a hiker had encountered on a remote part of the PCT. Two waves of PNWSAR teams responded. The location was very remote, and communications via radio, cell phone, and satellite were limited. The first wave deployed towards the subject's location at 7:30pm, bushwacking on an abandoned road. The second wave stood by at base, prepared to assist the first team. PNWSAR reached the subject about an hour later, meeting with CCSO deputies and the medical examiner. PNWSAR transferred the subject to the medical examiner's vehicle approximately 2 miles away, then returned to base around midnight. After a debrief, PNWSAR was released to return home.

PNWSAR extends our condolences to the subject's family and friends.

On the morning of 09/16, Clackamas County SO called for PNWSAR assistance with an injured mountain biker, who was reported approximately 3 miles from Timberline Lodge. The AMR Reach and Treat Team was en route for emergency medical care. While PNWSAR was en route, we were called off and all members stood down.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

In the early evening of 09/08, Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance to perform a hasty search of the Hunchback Ridge trail system for a 55-year-old day hiker who had been missing since 08/29. Her car had been located at the Zig Zag Ranger Station. PNWSAR responded, and quickly searched along the trail and around the area of the subject's car before nightfall. By 9:30pm search teams had completed the assignment and returned to base, and PNWSAR sent the callout for more searchers to continue the search on Sunday morning (09/09).

At 7:00am on 09/09, PNWSAR reported to the search base and were quickly deployed to assignments within the search area. Teams searched all day with few clues located, and all returned to base by 7:00pm. At the request of CCSO, PNWSAR sent another callout for the search to continue the next day.

At 7:00am on 09/10, PNWSAR again responded with search teams, including PNWSAR's Rope Support Team (RST). Search teams left base for their assignments about 7:30am. A PNWSAR ground team searched a trail section, and the RST met with a CCSO deputy at the location of a previously located clue several miles up the trail to search a steep slope, along with Portland Mountain Rescue. At 9:40am, the PMR ropes team located the subject deceased. The PNWSAR ground team returned to base to retrieve a litter and joined the recovery team, now including the Crag Rats, at the subject's location. Following the CCSO investigation, PNWSAR and our colleague teams worked together to package and extract the subject. All teams returned to base with the subject by 5:00pm, debriefed with CCSO, and were released.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, and we extend our condolences to the woman’s family and friends.

On the evening of 09/03, Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance with locating a missing 65-year-old woman who reportedly suffered from dementia. She had gone missing near Timothy Lake. PNWSAR ground searchers, ATV team, and mountain bike team responded. While still en route, the subject was located safe and PNWSAR responders stood down.

Late on the night of Sunday 09/02, Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance with locating a missing 37-year-old woman whose car had been found near a trail system in Oregon City. PNWSAR teams were assigned to hasty search the trail system. Teams entered the field at approximately 2:00am and finished their assignments around 4:00am. All team members returned to base by 4:20am and were released. A second operational period was called for 7:00am Monday. Again PNWSAR fielded three search teams, which were assigned to search areas west of the subject's car. Just before 9:00am, PNWSAR located the subject safe and able to walk. She refused medical transport, and CCSO deputies returned her to base and her family.

On the night of 09/01, a 16-year-old male walked out of his family's campsite near Veda Lake, and subsequently became turned around in the forest and was unable to find his way back. He had cell phone reception and was able to call to report himself lost. Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance with locating him at around midnight. PNWSAR teams of 2 were deployed as they arrived at the trailhead. The first team was assigned to find the family's camp and make contact with the father of the subject. While the first team was en route, law enforcement was able to obtain cell phone coordinates. The first team was redirected to that location at the same time a second PNWSAR team was also deployed to the cell phone ping. Team 1 soon made voice contact with the subject, located him, helped him warm up, then guided him back to the family's campsite. Team 2 met up with Team 1 and assisted. The subject was reunited with his family, and PNWSAR returned to base.

In the initial hours of 09/01, Clark County SO requested PNWSAR assistance with locating a missing 41-year-old male who was reportedly medically fragile. While en route, all but two searchers were stood down. At approximately 2:30am, the subject was located safe at home. All searchers returned home.

Clackamas County SO called PNWSAR to perform an evidence search near the Indian Henry trailhead on 08/29. The subject was a male who has been missing since April. PNWSAR was tasked with searching a 300 meter perimeter around a car found belonging to the missing person. Due to time constraints, the team was able to complete about 80% of the assigned area. No clues were discovered despite a K9 alerting in that area the previous day. PNWSAR debriefed with CCSO and was released.

Our sympathy goes out to the missing man's family and friends.

Lewis County SO requested PNWSAR assistance on Tuesday 08/26 in the ongoing search for an 82-year-old woman who had been missing since Sunday. She had been berry picking and become separated from her companions, who reported her missing Sunday afternoon. PNWSAR responded along with other volunteer search teams including Lewis County SAR, Pierce County SAR, and Thurston County SAR.

All PNWSAR responders arrived at the search base outside of Packwood, Washington at 7:50am. PNWSAR was assigned to grid search an area of high probability near the subject's last known location. At 10:05am, the Lewis County K9 search team reported they had found the subject deceased. The PNWSAR team along with Thurston County SAR and other members of Lewis County SAR made their way to the subject's location in a steep ravine, and packaged the subject for recovery. The PNWSAR Rope Support Team established a rope system to enable moving the subject out of the drainage and around to the point of a ridge. Extensive brush cutting was required in this area. At the ridge, the recovery team set up another rope system to descend to a road below where vehicles were waiting. PNWSAR debriefed with LCSO and signed out to return home.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, and we extend our condolences to the woman’s family and friends.

On 08/25, PNWSAR responded to a request from Clark County SO for an evidence search on behalf of Portland Police. PNWSAR's Rope Support Team deployed on a steep slope with the assistance of ground searchers, and an embedded Wind River SAR member.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

Clackamas County SO requested PNWSAR assistance in the late afternoon of 08/24 with a packout for a medical emergency at the Top Spur trailhead near Mt. Hood. While en route, the agency in charge switched to Hood River SO, and the base location changed to the Mazama trailhead. PNWSAR deployed a litter team into the field, with another ground team following shortly thereafter. Two Crag Rats teams also responded. At about 9:30pm, the first PNWSAR team met the HRSO deputy and a Crag Rat team at the subject's location. The subject was deceased. All teams worked together to transport the subject back to base, arriving just after midnight.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, and we extend our condolences to the man’s family and friends, including Mountain Wave Search and Rescue, where he was a member.

Cowlitz County SO called for PNWSAR assistance on Wednesday 08/22 to search for a man reported missing Tuesday. PNWSAR responded and searchers reported to the base location in Woodland, Washington at 8:00am. The subject had reportedly gone jogging Tuesday morning, and was familiar with the nearby trails and road system. CCSO deputies developed large search blocks, containing many trails and roads, and assigned the PNWSAR team to search 30 feet on both sides of all roads and trails in our search area. Approximately 5 minutes after deploying into the field, just before 10:00am, another SAR ground team located the subject deceased. CCSO called all search teams back to base. Following the medical examiner's inspection, PNWSAR was tasked with the recovery, with the assistance of the PNWSAR Rope Support Team. The recovery team returned to base by 10:45am. PNWSAR debriefed with deputies and were released.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, and we extend our condolences to the man’s family and friends.

Washington County SO called for PNWSAR assistance on the night of 08/20, in the search for a missing elderly woman. As team members were arriving at base, the subject was located safely and PNWSAR stood down.

On 08/18 and 08/19, PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County SO with an evidence search for an ongoing investigation. Search teams dealt with bee stings, and no significant clues were located.

On 08/13, Cowlitz County called for PNWSAR assistance in the search for an overdue 40-year-old male hiker, who had at that time been missing for 3 days. He had last been seen in the evening of 08/09. The terrain is remote, and the subject's car was located at the Blue Lake trailhead near Mt St Helens. PNWSAR responded, and teams were assigned to grid search areas of high probability. PNWSAR continued to assist with ground teams on 08/14 and 08/15. In the late morning of 08/15, the subject was found safe by the Volcano Rescue Team. VRT, PNWSAR, and Multnomah County SAR assisted the subject to a LifeFlight helicopter for transport to a hospital for care.

PNWSAR wishes the subject well in his recovery, and extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

On the evening of 08/12, Clackamas County requested PNWSAR assistance with rescuing a man who had become trapped in a pool above a waterfall. He had reportedly jumped from a cliff into the river pool, and was unable to find a safe exit, with a tall waterfall downstream and impassable walls upstream. However, while PNWSAR was en route, the subject was able to self-rescue and walked out on his own. PNWSAR was called off and returned home.

On 08/12, PNWSAR and other volunteer SAR organizations assisted Multnomah County with an evidence search for an ongoing investigation. Several responding members suffered bee stings in the field, but recovered well. No clues were located.

Clackamas County requested PNWSAR assistance at the Ramona Falls trailhead on the evening of 08/07. A male hiker had been reported to be experiencing a medical emergency in an undetermined location on the north side of the Sandy River, possibly about 2 miles from the trailhead. The AMR Reach and Treat team and Hoodland Fire also responded. Mountain Wave SAR provided communications support.

Upon arrival at base at the trailhead, the first assignment was to locate the subject. PNWSAR deployed a hasty team to cover a likely trail, while CCSO assigned AMR to search another likely trail. Hoodland Fire excused themselves to respond to another emergency call. Within an hour the PNWSAR team encountered the subject, his hiking partner, and his dog at a junction with the Pacific Crest Trail, where they had stopped in the late afternoon to rest when the subject's symptoms of heat exhaustion and dehydration suddenly worsened. They had been hiking for several days and many miles. At the time PNWSAR found the group, the subject felt well enough to slowly walk to the trailhead with assistance. AMR personnel met the subject on the trail to provide advanced medical care.

While PNWSAR ground teams and AMR were searching for the subject, PNWSAR's Rope Support Team prepared a highline system to transport the subject safely across the Sandy River, in order to avoid the subject having to negotiate a precarious log crossing in a weakened state. When the search teams arrived at the river crossing with the subject, all three members of the hiking party (including the dog) efficiently crossed the river in a litter via the advanced rope system. All present then continued to base, arriving at approximately midnight. PNWSAR assisted the subject and his friend back to their vehicle at Timberline Lodge.

PNWSAR wishes the subject well in his recovery, and extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

In the early hours of 08/07, Skamania County called for assistance with the report of a missing 80-year-old male, who had been hiking with friends but became separated from the group just before they reached the trailhead. PNWSAR was called off three hours later, before teams deployed, when the subject was located.

On the night of 08/06, Clackamas County called for PNWSAR assistance to locate an overdue female berry picker near High Rocks. The first PNWSAR team on site was assigned to search a 300 meter radius around the location that the subject was last seen. Upon arriving at that starting location, the team made voice calls before starting the grid search, and the subject answered. After reporting the positive contact to base, the search team made their way in the direction of the responding voice and soon encountered the subject. She had minor injuries and was very tired, but was otherwise well. PNWSAR escorted her back to the road, then transported her back to base to meet with CCSO and rejoin her family and friends.

In the early afternoon of 07/23, Clark County requested PNWSAR assistance locating a missing elderly dementia patient in Vancouver. The search was shortly called off before PNWSAR completed the callout process.

In the early afternoon of 07/21, Clackamas County called PNWSAR for assistance transporting a woman with a reported severe lower leg injury near Pup Creek Falls along the Clackamas River. At the time of the call, much of the team was training at Mt. Hood. The training was cancelled and PNWSAR members redirected to the active mission.

As PNWSAR responders arrived at base, teams were quickly organized and sent up the trail in succession, six teams in total. Hikers encountered along the trail reported the subject was on the trail approximately 3.5 miles from the trailhead. Two CCSO deputies were already with the subject when PNWSAR teams arrived at the subject's location. PNWSAR stabilized the leg injury, packaged the subject in a wheeled litter, and began transporting her back to the trailhead. The AMR Reach and Treat team met the transport team along the trail to provide advanced medical care. PNWSAR's Rope Support Team set up two belay stations at steep sections along the trail to ensure the subject's safety in the litter. The subject and all teams returned to base at approximately 8:15pm, and PNWSAR transferred the subject to AMR. All responders were released to head home.

PNWSAR wishes the subject well in her recovery, and extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

On the morning of 07/14, Skamania County requested PNWSAR assistance with the recovery of a deceased subject at Panther Creek Falls. PNWSAR responded along with members of Clark County SAR and Southwest Washington SAR. Responders arrived on scene shortly after 8:00am and descended to the subject's location at the base of the falls. A responding member of PNWSAR's Rope Support Team provided a technical rope system to assist with transporting the subject up the steep slope. The recovery team debriefed with the deputies on scene and were released at approximately 12:30pm.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, and we extend our condolences to the woman’s family and friends.

On the evening of 06/30, two hikers were reported missing on the trail to McNeil Point, and Clackamas County Sheriff's Office requested PNWSAR assistance. The search was quickly called off when the missing hikers walked out of the woods just after 8pm, and PNWSAR stood down.

Clark County requested PNWSAR assistance on the night of 06/27 for help finding a missing child. An 11-year-old male was last reported seen at 6pm, and was potentially a runaway. PNWSAR put 5 search teams into the field for this urban search, primarily driving roads. A citizen found the subject later that night at a fast food restaurant approximately 2 miles from the point he was last seen. All searchers returned to base and were released.

On the morning of 06/02, Clark County requested PNWSAR assistance locating a missing person after a traffic accident. However, within an hour of the callout the subject was found safe while PNWSAR was still en route, and PNWSAR stood down.

Skamania County called PNWSAR in the last hour of 05/27 to assist with the packout of an injured hiker on Dog Mountain. All responders stood down when the mission was called off a short time later.

On 05/22, Clark County requested PNWSAR assistance in the search for a 56-year-old male, missing since 05/14. PNWSAR responded along with Clark County SAR searchers and volunteers from Mountain Wave SAR, Evergreen Search Dogs, Pacific Crest Search Dogs, Search Dogs Northwest, Silver Star Search and Rescue, and Southwest Washington SAR. PNWSAR ground searchers were assigned to grid search a field with Clark County searchers. All teams returned to base, and PNWSAR redeployed to another small search area that evening. Over the next two days, PNWSAR teams assisted with searching several different search areas near the subject's home and along State Highway 503. No clues were found, and Clark County Sheriff's Office ended the search pending new information.

Our sympathy is with the missing man's family and friends. PNWSAR also extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

Clackamas County requested PNWSAR assistance with a packout on the Salmon River Trail in the early evening of 05/19. Many PNWSAR responders arrived at the trailhead directly from the earlier mission the same day in Tillamook County. When PNWSAR arrived, the AMR Reach and Treat team and Hoodland Fire responders were with the injured female subject approximately 3 miles from the trailhead. She was already packaged in a litter for transport, and PNWSAR teams deployed up the trail as they arrived, starting at 5pm, to assist with the packout. All responders returned to base with the subject at 7:30pm.

PNWSAR wishes the subject well in her recovery, and extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

On the evening of 05/18, Tillamook County requested PNWSAR assistance locating a missing male the following morning. The subject's vehicle had been found on a rural road. PNWSAR responded along with several other search teams. Transportation to search areas was challenging due to narrow and heavily trafficked roads, and rough terrain was difficult to search. The subject was located deceased in the mid-afternoon, and PNWSAR recovered the subject's body. All searchers returned to base by 5pm.

PNWSAR extends our condolences to the man's family and friends, and our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

Skamania County requested PNWSAR assistance with an overdue 40-year-old hiker from the Bonneville Trailhead on the evening of 04/04. PNWSAR responded along with two other SAR teams. Search teams were sent into the search area from several different points. PNWSAR was assigned to hike in approximately 2 to 3 miles to the subject's last known point and search for his campsite. The trail was completely covered in deep snow, and could be followed only via a handheld GPS unit. At approximately midnight, when PNWSAR was at approximately the junction of the PCT and Three Corners Rock, the deputy in charge asked PNWSAR to return to base. A second wave of searchers was requested for the morning. At about 4:40am on 04/05, the subject reached an area with cell service and called the Skamania County Sheriff's Office. The subject reported that he was okay, and at daylight he planned to follow his tracks back and return to the trailhead by noon that day. Skamania County stood down all searchers.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

On the evening of 03/20, Clackamas County requested PNWSAR assistance with an injured mountain biker on the Sandy Ridge trail system. Hoodland Fire and the AMR Reach and Treat team were already with the subject, who was also reporting difficulty breathing. The subject was over a mile from the trailhead, and Hoodland Fire loaded the subject into a litter for transport. PNWSAR responders deployed in pairs as they arrived at base to assist with the litter carry. All teams returned to base with the subject about 8:30pm and the subject was transferred to a waiting ambulance.

PNWSAR wishes the subject well in his recovery, and extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

Skamania County requested PNWSAR's ATV Team for a planned search the morning of 03/18, looking for a 27-year-old female who had been missing since 02/22. PNWSAR arrived at base to rain, sleet, and snow and split into two teams of two to cover the assigned search areas along the area's timber roads. PNWSAR was asked to conduct open grid searches at multiple locations along the roads, primarily to look down into steep areas where someone may have fallen. All assignments were completed except one area, where a large amount of snow made it impossible to safely negotiate the timber road. The deputy in charge was notified of this location. Upon completion of the search assignments, all teams returned to base and were released at 12:30pm.

No clues were found. Our sympathy goes out to the missing woman's family and friends.

On the morning of 02/18, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with locating a 50-year-old male with dementia, reported missing. PNWSAR reported to base in Oak Grove and received search assignments at 0800. PNWSAR split into 3 teams to search the areas surrounding the subject's last known point. Just before 0900, the subject was located safe by a citizen and a TriMet employee near Highway 224, approximately 2 miles east of his last known point. All search teams returned to base, debriefed with CCSO, and headed home.

In the early morning of Tuesday 02/13, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a 20-year-old woman reportedly with a traumatic brain injury. She had last been seen in Clackamas around 9:00pm on Monday 02/12. PNWSAR responded with ground searchers and a bike team, arriving at base by the specified time of 8:00am. NORSAR also responded with a K9 team. All teams completed their search assignments of the area by 11:00am. CCSO determined no further search assignments were appropriate and released searchers to go home.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

Update: The subject was located safe the day after this search.

Clackamas County SO press release

On the night of 02/05, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a woman who was reportedly despondent and missing since 1600 that afternoon. Her car had been found in the Timberline Lodge parking lot. PNWSAR arrived at base, located at Timberline Lodge, about 0030, received a briefing from the SO, and prepared to deploy three teams on snowshoes into the snowy search area. However, further investigations by CCSO and the Linn County Sheriff's Office revealed information indicating the subject had likely voluntarily gone camping and was not in danger. Evidence showed she had recently purchased camping supplies and a large amount of food. While the subject may have been suffering from depression, law enforcement determined she was not considered vulnerable, had willingly gone camping and was prepared to do so safely, and had not asked for assistance; the search was therefore called off about 0120 and PNWSAR stood down.

In the early evening of 01/16, the Camas Police Department requested PNWSAR assistance with an evidence search. Clark County Sheriff's Office conducted the search operations. PNWSAR was assigned to a tight grid search, called a Type 3 search, of a small, shrub-covered park. Less than an hour into the assignment, the search was called off and PNWSAR returned to base and headed home.

On 01/06, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with a missing woman in her 60s in Milwaukie. She had been missing approximately 4 hours at the time of the callout for searchers. PNWSAR teams were assigned to neighborhood door-to-door sweeps throughout the search area and distributing flyers to local businesses. Approximately 1 hour into PNWSAR assignments, the Beaverton Police located the subject in Beaverton. All searchers stood down, returned to base, and were released.

On the morning of 01/02, the Clark County Sheriff's Office requested PNWSAR assistance with a missing camper from the Sunset Falls Campground near Yacolt, WA. He had been missing since the night of 12/30. The PNWSAR teams were assigned to search the banks of the Lewis River, and located several items of interest. However, the subject was not located. The search was suspended that evening pending further information. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

Update: Two fishermen found the subject of this search deceased on 02/10, downstream from the campground. PNWSAR extends our condolences to his family and friends.

On 11/16, Skamania County requested PNWSAR assistance with a missing hiker near Trout Lake. Responding searchers were quickly stood down due to an unforeseen change in search plans.

In the evening of 11/14, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance in locating a reported missing mushroom hunter. PNWSAR responded with ground searchers and two ATV searchers. The weather was inclement. The initial assignment was to drive the roads in the vicinity of the subject's point last seen, stopping for sound sweeps every quarter mile. PNWSAR formed three teams, each in a vehicle including the PNWSAR truck, and started this assignment. After about an hour and a half, the road team in the PNWSAR truck encountered the subject on the road, just off of Highway 26. She had been taking cover from the weather in an abandoned vehicle she had discovered unlocked. All searchers and the subject returned to base and were released.

In the early afternoon of 10/30, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with a male hunter reported missing near Hideaway Lake. CCSO assigned the initial responders to an off-trail high-probability area near the point the hunter was last seen. Additional searchers arrived and were assigned to search trails, including one team that assisted a K9 team from Mountain Wave Search and Rescue. When the search assignments were complete, all teams returned to base and were released. A second wave of searchers, including ATVs and trail runners, was called for the morning of 10/31.

On 10/31 (Day 2), PNWSAR teams were assigned search areas including Serene Lake and Mitchell Point Butte. No clues were found, and a third wave of searchers was called for the following morning. On the morning of 11/01 (Day 3), PNWSAR was again assigned high-probability areas and entered the field before 8:30am. The weather was cold and a winter storm was forecasted for the afternoon. At 3:30pm, CCSO notified the PNWSAR team that the subject had been located safe by another search team. All teams returned to base.

PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

In the morning of 10/22, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating an overdue male hiker whose car had been located at the Wildwood Recreation Area late the night before. A severe rainstorm, with snowfall in higher elevations, had occurred in the area on Saturday 10/21, when the subject embarked on a day hike. The first search day (10/22), PNWSAR teams searched a radius around the vehicle location and Trail 781 off of Wildcat Mountain. One search team staged overnight at the Trail 783 trailhead to be ready to deploy in the morning. The remaining searchers returned to base and were released.

The search continued the morning of 10/23 (Day 2). The team staged for the Trail 783 assignment started out by 7:45am. Two more PNWSAR search teams were assigned to Trails 502 and 504. Access to the trailheads surrounding the search area was a logistical challenge, with some entry points long driving distances from base. The search continued into the late evening, then searchers returned to base and were released. A third wave was called for 10/24 (Day 3). PNWSAR was assigned to grid search segments around an area where the previous day another SAR team had found an item possibly belonging to the subject. No further clues were found. The team then continued along the trail toward base, using a drone to search cliff areas for possible Rope Support Team (RST) deployments. No evidence was found. Arriving back at base, searchers were released for the day.

The search continued again the morning of 10/25 (Day 4), with PNWSAR teams assigned to grid search high-probability areas and trails. The terrain in this area is full of steep hillsides and drainages. A fifth wave of searchers, including the PNWSAR RST, was called for 10/26 (Day 5), and PNWSAR teams entered the field for their assignments at 8:30am. At approximately 10:30am, the PNWSAR team on the Bonanza Trail were contacted on the trail by a group of the subject’s friends, who had also been searching the trails throughout the week, independent of the official search conducted by CCSO. They reported they had made voice contact with the subject while shouting his name, and located him a short ways off the trail about a quarter mile ahead. PNWSAR continued up the trail with the friends and made their way down to the subject’s location. He was cold, tired, and hungry, with some relatively minor injuries, but alert and mobile. The subject was provided food, water, and warm clothes, and then walked back to base with the assistance of his friends and the PNWSAR team.

An incredible number of searchers from SAR teams all over Oregon and Washington assisted with this search, and PNWSAR extends our gratitude to all of our fellow SAR volunteers who worked on this extended mission. PNWSAR wishes the subject well in his recovery.

Late on 10/21, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a missing 59-year-old male with dementia who had walked away from home, near Clackamas High School. PNWSAR responded with three search teams, who completed search assignments in the surrounding area until the early hours. A second wave of searchers was called for 0800 the following day. The first search team began contacting neighbors door-to-door, when an arriving PNWSAR responder thought he spotted the subject, but lost track of him after quickly turning the car around. The search quickly focused on the area where the subject had been spotted, and he was soon located.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance on 10/21 with a continuation of the previous Salmon River Road evidence search for a possible deceased male, covering new search areas deemed probable for evidence. Two PNWSAR teams were deployed to these areas, and no clues were found.

On 10/15, PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County with an evidence search in brushy terrain for an ongoing investigation.

PNWSAR, along with several other volunteer SAR organizations, assisted Skamania County with an evidence search for an open criminal investigation.

In the evening of 10/08, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a 64-year-old woman with dementia. She had last been seen about 4:00pm at a facility in Clackamas. PNWSAR responders divided into five teams to cover several urban search areas. Witnesses reported seeing the subject at three businesses near the point she was last seen, and the search continued until nearly midnight, but the subject was not found that night. The search resumed the next morning with another wave of searchers. PNWSAR teams searched a railroad right-of-way, adjacent fields, and the Three Creeks Natural Area. As teams were completing these assignments, CCSO radioed all teams in the field that the subject had been located in southeast Portland by Portland Police. All returned to base and were released.

On 09/28, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a reported mushroom picker who had been missing near Pyramid Lake since the night of 09/27. PNWSAR responded with ground searchers and an ATV team. The ATV team was assigned to a hasty search of the roads around the search area. Ground search teams covered trails and steep rocky areas to the north and south of Pyramid Lake. CCSO deputies joined searchers in the field in case assistance was needed with the subject, who was reported to be potentially volatile. As the ATV team was returning to base after finishing their assignment, they noticed campfire smoke in the distance and did voice calls, but did not receive a response. Because it was dark by this time and the searchers did not have a CCSO escort, for safety reasons they did not approach toward the smoke.

The search resumed in the morning (09/29) with ground searchers and the PNWSAR Rope Support Team (RST). CCSO assigned the RST to search a cliff area on the south side of Pyramid Lake where the subject's ID had been found the day before by a ground team. Ground searchers completed a grid search in an area west of Pyramid Lake. No new clues were found. All teams returned to base by 3:30pm and were released.

The subject was found safe the evening of 09/29 by CCSO deputies.

On the night of 09/25, Tillamook County requested PNWSAR assistance with a missing mushroom picker near Drift Creek Road. When PNWSAR arrived at base, they were assigned to drive the network of roads near the location the subject was last seen and do voice calls. The terrain was too dangerous to search off road at night, so upon completion of the hasty search around 2:30am, the search was postponed until daylight, and a second wave of searchers were also called for the morning.

On 09/26, PNWSAR teams were assigned to search roads surrounding the search area by vehicle, and to grid search high-probability areas off trail. The vegetation was thick and heavy, but the weather was clear. An evening wave of searchers arrived about 4:00pm, and the search continued until dark.

A final wave of PNWSAR searchers responded in the early morning of 09/27. The PNWSAR ground team searched off-trail segments with heavily forested, brushy, sloping terrain. No evidence was found in these areas. About 3:45pm, a Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR) team in the field reported they had located the subject deceased, approximately 300 meters west of where his car had been found, at the bottom of a steep-sided creek. PMR performed the technical recovery. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, also including Washington County SAR, Tillamook County SAR, and Mountain Wave SAR, and we extend our condolences to the man’s family and friends.

In the evening of 09/17, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with an injured 60-year-old hiker. The subject was approximately 4 miles from the Top Spur Trailhead with a reported hip injury. When PNWSAR arrived at the search base, the AMR Reach and Treat team had embarked up the trail to attend to the injured subject. The first PNWSAR team followed behind with a wheeled litter to package the subject for transport. Three more PNWSAR teams deployed up the trail as they arrived at base to assist with the packout, and the initial PNWSAR team met AMR about 3 miles up the trail. The responding teams packaged the subject in the litter and worked their way back down a difficult trail in significant rain. Several hours later, the team arrived at the trailhead with the subject, and provided rain protection while she was unpackaged from the litter and prepared for transfer to the waiting ambulance. PNWSAR left base in the early hours of the morning. PNWSAR wishes the subject well in her recovery, and extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance for an evidence search on 09/09 involving a possible deceased male. PNWSAR completed search areas around the location the subject's vehicle had been found and along the trail. No clues were found. Our sympathy goes out to the missing man's family and friends.

A wildfire surrounding the Eagle Creek Trail stranded approximately 150 day hikers from reaching the trailhead on 09/02. That night, the Hood River Sheriff’s Office (HRSO) requested PNWSAR assistance with evacuating and supporting the large group of hikers. When PNWSAR arrived at base at Wahtum Lake, the United States Forest Service (USFS) incident commander was concerned about sending SAR personnel into the fire closure area that night. Good information about the size, behavior, and exact location of the fires was not yet available.

There were two fires at play, the older Indian Springs fire that had closed the Eagle Creek Trail several miles from the trailhead months earlier, and the new Eagle Creek fire that started near the trailhead. The day hikers were now trapped between these two fire zones. A USFS ranger was hiking in to the stranded hikers, and USFS and HRSO wanted a report from her before sending anyone else in. When she reached the hikers, who by then had all collected together in a group, she radioed for assistance supporting the hikers but did not have extensive information about the lower Eagle Creek fire. USFS fire personnel escorted five responders from the Crag Rats team to help. The remaining Crag Rats and PNWSAR waited for the next morning to enter, when more information about fire size, location, and behavior would be available.

SAR personnel do not typically have wildfire behavior training, nor do they typically carry and wear the protective equipment required for people entering a fire closure area, even when escorted. However, exceptions to this rule are allowed for emergencies, at the discretion of the incident command staff. Once the Crag Rat advance team with their USFS escorts were on their way to help, the immediate danger to the stranded hikers was deemed mitigated and it made sense for remaining SAR responders to stay at base until fire personnel had a chance to assess the fire danger. Authorities also hoped to determine if it was possible to evacuate the group back down Eagle Creek Trail, which would be a much shorter route to safety from their location if it were possible.

Early the next morning, HRSO assigned PNWSAR to haul food and water to the hikers and to help escort them out to safety at Wahtum Lake. The Eagle Creek Trailhead route out was not an option. PNWSAR responders loaded their packs with supplies and were escorted down the trail by two USFS firefighters. When they reached the hikers, who were strung out along the trail already making their way toward Wahtum Lake, they passed out food and water and set up a water filtering station to fill water bottles from the creek. Food and water was still in short supply for such a large group. As the morning progressed, the stranded hikers arrived at the Wahtum Lake base in small groups, and all were eventually accounted for by early afternoon. Several PNWSAR responders assisted one hiker who collapsed in the last 100 meters up the stairs to base, and she received medical care. HRSO provided food and water for everyone at base, and then all the hikers were transported by buses back to their vehicles at the Eagle Creek Trailhead.

PNWSAR was out of the field by 1:00pm and were released. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our emergency responder colleagues.

In the early evening of 08/26, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with an injured hiker approximately 3 miles up the Clackamas River Trail. The 60-year-old subject had been hiking with family members and suffered a serious ankle sprain. The AMR Reach and Treat team was deployed ahead of PNWSAR's arrival to treat the subject's injury, and they attempted to assist him out with crutches. However, the trail terrain was difficult and had areas of blowdown that were challenging to navigate, and it was determined the subject would not be able to walk out. A litter evacuation down the trail would have been similarly difficult. A PNWSAR responder moved the team truck along Highway 224 to act as a radio relay, to alleviate the poor communication connection back to base. A route out crossing the Clackamas River via a Portland General Electric overhead cable basket was considered, but the south shore access was too difficult. CCSO called its Dive Team and the Clackamas County Fire Swiftwater Team to assist. They launched an open floor pontoon boat at the Hole-in-the-Wall access, and quickly ferried the subject and all responders across the river just before darkness fell. Everyone returned to base and PNWSAR was released. PNWSAR wishes the subject well in his recovery, and extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

CCSO located a car belonging to a despondent person who had been missing for a few weeks, and requested PNWSAR assistance for the morning of 08/26 in the search for the missing person. Two PNWSAR teams were deployed in multiple search segments radiating from the subject's vehicle. The terrain was varied, and an area closer to the vehicle was searched before moving on to a second area further from the vehicle. The subject was found deceased during first sweep of the second area. CCSO deputies responded to the site of the recovery. PNWSAR stayed to help secure the scene until the medical examiner arrived and additional team members could respond to assist with the recovery. PNWSAR extends our condolences to the man's family and friends.

Skamania County requested ground searchers for the morning of 08/22 in the search for a missing 15-year-old with a reported mental disability near the Lahar Viewpoint of Mt St Helens. She had been reported missing in the early afternoon of 08/21. As the PNWSAR team prepared to leave base to start our search assignment, the Volcano Rescue Team found the subject in good condition on a trail near Smith Creek. She was returned to her family, and PNWSAR was released. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

In the afternoon of 08/15, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating and potentially transporting a hiker who had reportedly fallen approximately 50 feet. The AMR Reach and Treat team, Portland Mountain Rescue, and Mountain Wave Search and Rescue were also called out. It was later learned that while the subject and her friend had stopped to rest along the PCT, near the Paradise Park Trail junction, her pack rolled backward into Zigzag Canyon about 50 feet. She attempted to retrieve it and tumbled 20 to 30 feet. She was essentially uninjured, yet unable to return up the steep slope. A passerby made a call to Timberline Lodge and another called 911. Later a third passerby dropped down a hand line and she was able to climb the slope.

The AMR team entered the field about an hour ahead of PNWSAR, and encountered the subject near the Hidden Lake Trail junction, but she denied being the subject who was reported in need of assistance. The subject returned to Timberline Lodge. CCSO directed the AMR team to continue up the PCT because the two calls for help had a reasonable chance of being two different events, and it had not been confirmed they were for the same incident. The first PNWSAR team entered the field just after the subject reached the lodge area, missing crossing paths by a few minutes. Still anticipating the subject was in the field, two more PNWSAR teams were stationed at separate trailheads in case the subject took one of the variety of trails out of the area of the phone calls. Teams thoroughly checked the areas around the locations of the two phone calls and found nobody in need of help. Eventually, after a couple hours the subject did walk into base and reported that she was, in fact, the subject and that she was safe. All teams were called back to base and released. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance on the evening of 08/12. Two hikers had fallen from the Paradise Park Trail. When PNWSAR arrived at base, an initial hasty team was sent in to assist the AMR Reach and Treat team, who had already entered the field. Remaining PNWSAR responders waited at base for AMR and the PNWSAR hasty team to assess the situation. When the first teams in reached the subjects, they determined both fallen hikers were deceased. CCSO elected to wait until daylight to send in the medical examiner and begin the recovery, and the PNWSAR responders at the scene sheltered in place with the subjects until morning. The others waited at base.

At first light, the waiting PNWSAR responders were sent in to bring supplies to the team in the field, and to assist with the recovery. A small team of PNWSAR personnel were assigned to assess the condition of the Paradise Park Trail to determine if it was a viable extraction route; they found it was not, and were re-deployed to the recovery effort. By 7:40am, the subjects were packaged in litters and awaiting extraction on the Timberline Trail. Additional PNWSAR members went in to help in two more waves through the morning, along with Portland Mountain Rescue when they arrived at base.

At 2:25pm, all teams arrived back at base with the subjects. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our emergency responder colleagues. PNWSAR extends our sincere condolences to the two young women's families and friends.

CCSO called PNWSAR to assist Hoodland Fire with a packout in the early afternoon of 08/12, but were quickly stood down en route when it was determined Hoodland Fire did not need additional assistance.

On 08/12, Linn County requested PNWSAR assistance with the search for a 70-year-old missing huckleberry picker, last seen Wednesday afternoon (08/09). PNWSAR reached the base location at Maxwell Butte Sno-park early that morning, and just as the search team was leaving base for their assignment, another search team in the field reported they had found the subject alive and in good condition. The PNWSAR team was released as no further assistance was needed, and celebrated the happy ending with breakfast in Detroit before returning home. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

In the evening of 08/05, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with an injured subject who had fallen in a canyoneering accident on the Salmon River near Final Falls. The search base was at the Salmon River Trailhead. The AMR Reach and Treat team was hiking toward the subject, based on location information from the reporting party. The first PNWSAR team, including several members of the PNWSAR Rope Support Team (RST), was deployed on the Salmon River Trail toward the subject carrying gear for a rope evacuation system. A second PNWSAR team followed up the trail when they arrived. When PNWSAR arrived at the trail location above the subject, RST responders lowered to the river level, about 1200 feet below the trail. They made contact with the AMR team via radio and headlamps, and decided that AMR would bring the subject a short ways downstream to the rope access location. Since the subject was dressed in a wetsuit, this was most easily accomplished by carefully floating the subject down the river.

Meanwhile, the PNWSAR RST team built a rope evacuation system up the cliff to the trail, setting anchors and ropes. Once the subject and AMR reached the rope access location, PNWSAR packaged him in a Sked litter in preparation for a raise with the rope system. As this was happening, CCSO informed the teams in the field that a National Guard helicopter would be available at 7:30am, which was about a 4 hour wait. Teams decided to go ahead with the rope raise system, which would involve a series of individual segments up the cliff toward the trail, the first being about 400 feet long. However, the heavy brush, trees, and rocks along the rope route caused excessive friction along the system, and the rope raise was aborted in favor of waiting for the helicopter. Teams and the subject bivouacked in place to try to get a couple hours of rest. With the arrival of daylight, as they waited for the helicopter, RST responders began preparing a rope system with shorter raise segments of about 150 feet, as a backup evacuation system to the helicopter. This involved setting new anchors and rerouting the ropes.

At 7:30am on 08/06, the helicopter arrived to attempt a litter extraction. After about 20 minutes on site, the helicopter crew determined the procedure was too dangerous and the mission was aborted. As the preparation of the new rope raise system continued, a Portland Mountain Rescue team arrived to assist, and word was also received that the helicopter could return at 10:30am with a different extraction plan, which had a higher probability of success. The rope raise plan was again put on hold for the second attempt with the helicopter. The subject was moved about 100 feet away to where a new extraction area had been prepared. The helicopter operation was completed without complications, and the subject was transported to a local hospital. PNWSAR retrieved all of the ropes gear, then returned to base about 3:30pm.

PNWSAR wishes the subject well in his recovery, and extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and emergency responder colleagues.

PNWSAR assisted CCSO with a continuation of the evidence search from the previous week.

On 07/30, PNWSAR assisted Multnomah County with an evidence search for an ongoing investigation.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a 28-year-old female on horseback who had gone missing near Riley Horse Camp. PNWSAR stood down en route when word was received the subject had been located.

PNWSAR assisted CCSO with an evidence search related to an open investigation.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with packing out an injured hiker near McNeil Point, reportedly with two shoulder dislocations and unable to walk out. While PNWSAR was en route, the subject encountered a doctor on the trail, who reduced the subject's should dislocations, and he was able to walk out on his own. PNWSAR stood down.

On 07/09, PNWSAR and other volunteer SAR organizations assisted Multnomah County with an evidence search for an ongoing investigation.

In the afternoon of 07/08, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with an injured woman at Veda Lake. The AMR Reach and Treat team was with the subject, and assistance with patient transport was anticipated. However, while PNWSAR was en route and arriving at base, CCSO reported that the subject was now able to walk out with AMR and PNWSAR stood down.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance in the early morning of 07/07 with a missing 18-year-old male. He had reportedly hiked ahead of his party, and subsequently never appeared at their campsite. Teams were tasked with hasty searching PCT and Trail 537 from Rd 42 to Little Crater Lake. Upon completion of the search assignments, and as the PNWSAR ATV team was arriving at base about 1030, the subject was brought to base by some campers whom he'd run into. PNWSAR debriefed with CCSO and was released.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance transporting an injured female hiker on the Boulder Ridge Trail on the evening of 07/01. She reportedly had a broken ankle. Hoodland Fire and the AMR Reach and Treat team were on scene and were packaging the subject in a Sked litter, but needed assistance packing her to the trailhead. PNWSAR responded with two teams, and the first team into the field brought a wheeled litter, which is easier for patient transport in some terrain. The trail was very steep, narrow, and rocky in some areas, and the team also had to navigate a large tree down over the trail. Using a combination of the Sked and wheeled litters and deploying safety lines as necessary, the combined team successfully brought the subject to the trailhead. All searchers signed out and headed home just after midnight. PNWSAR wishes the subject well in her recovery and extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

Skamania County SO requested PNWSAR assistance in locating a 90-year-old male who had been missing since 6pm on Friday 06/30. PNWSAR arrived at base Saturday morning and were assigned to search in both directions along the road on which the subject's car had been found. Search assignments were completed both by vehicle and on foot. Several other search teams were also on scene, including Clark County SAR, Silver Star SAR, Evergreen Search Dogs, and Search Dogs NW. No clues were found, and searchers returned to base and were released at 5:45pm. A second wave was called for Sunday 07/02, and teams were assigned search areas around the subject's car's location to search by both foot and vehicle. Again no clues were found. The search was suspended at 4pm, and all searchers were released. Our sympathy goes out to the missing man's family and friends, and PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with an injured mountain biker on the Sandy Ridge Trail System in the early evening of 06/30. Hoodland Fire had responded and needed help transporting the injured biker from his location about 2 miles in from the trailhead. PNWSAR was already in the area, heading home from the earlier mission near Ramona Falls, and about half of those responding members were able to divert to this mission. The first arriving searchers and Hoodland Fire personnel took the wheeled litter to the subject. The rest of the team assembled at the trailhead and hiked in to meet the initial team on the trail and assist with the packout. The team had returned to base with the subject before 2100, and were released. PNWSAR wishes the subject well in his recovery and extends our gratitude to our emergency responder colleagues.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance in the evening of 06/29, to respond early the next day. Two PCT through-hikers had lost their way on the Sandy Glacier. They were able to call for help and reported they were uninjured, had good supplies for the night, but had no navigation equipment other than the cell phone. They also provided UTM coordinates and photos of their location. CCSO initially hoped that a PNWSAR member with extensive PCT experience could talk the lost hikers back to the trail over the phone, but he was unable to reach them when the call went straight to voicemail. Instead he left them voicemail instructions to avoid the cliffs downstream of their location, and advised them that search teams would find them at their location in the morning.

PNWSAR arrived at base at the Ramona Falls Trailhead at 0600 on 06/30 and quickly deployed as one team toward the hikers' reported location, crossing the Sandy River twice. At 1010, PNWSAR reached an overlook from the PCT above their location, and spotted them in a canyon below. The hikers waved back at the searchers.

PNWSAR continued higher on the trail in modest snow to a point where the subjects likely left the trail into the canyon, at elevation 5250'. The team deployed ropes and four members descended into the canyon. They made contact with subjects and instructed them where to cross the creek (elevation 4900'), which is essentially a fork of the Sandy River. Next, four more members descended to aid in raising the subjects. The remaining five team members stayed at the lip of the canyon to assist with raising on the final pitch. All searchers and both subjects were back at the top of the canyon at 1320. The entire group retraced the route back to base with the subjects, where PNWSAR was released.

On the afternoon of 06/28, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with three stranded hikers off of the PCT, near Zigzag Canyon. CCSO had UTM coordinates for the subjects on the east side of the canyon. The first PNWSAR team deployed from base at Timberline Lodge toward the subjects' location. A second PNWSAR team headed up the trail after them to provide support, while a Portland Mountain Rescue team deployed by snowcat up to Palmer Snow Field, with the intent to ski down to the subjects. PNWSAR reported they were with the subjects by 1700, and the ski team was called off. PNWSAR escorted the subjects back to base, and were released. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

On the morning of 06/27, PNWSAR responded to a CCSO request for assistance at the Ripplebrook Store. A camper had left his family's campsite at Lake Harriet on Sunday evening and did not return. Further CCSO interviews with the subject's family led them to believe the subject was likely attempting to walk toward his home, which was in the Portland area. PNWSAR teams in 8 separate vehicles spread out over the road toward Estacada to search all of the campground areas on the way. As one team approached milepost 36, the subject was located standing on the north shoulder of the road. The subject had walked 17 miles in about 30 hours. As there is no cell service in this area, PNWSAR attempted to contact CCSO by radio, but was unsuccessful. PNWSAR transported the subject to Harvest Market in Estacada and waited there for deputies to arrive. The subject debriefed with CCSO and all searchers returned home.

In the early morning of 06/25, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance with an overdue 24-year-old hiker at the Bull of the Woods trailhead. The first two searchers on scene were assigned to a hasty search of the Bull of the Woods trail to the look out, then on to Pansy Lake. Two more teams were assembled as searchers arrived, and were assigned to search the areas surrounding a cell phone ping. At approximately 1330, the National Guard helicopter spotted the subject from the air, and PNWSAR teams were dispatched directly to subject's location, which was about 800 feet uphill from a road. The subject was uninjured and in good condition. Searchers led her back to the nearby road where Multnomah County searchers met them and drove her back to base. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

A hiker lost the trail while hiking the Paradise Park Trail solo. The hiker called for help in the afternoon 06/22 with a cell phone, and CCSO was able to get a good location. The subject was in good shape and with adequate supplies, and she agreed to stay in place and wait for assistance. CCSO called PNWSAR for assistance locating the subject. PNWSAR fielded two teams, who were both dispatched to her reported location. The first team established voice contact with the subject, and found her approximately 10 meters from the cell-provided location, in good condition. Both teams returned to base with the subject.

A woman was reported missing, and her car had been found at Lacamas Lake. Clark County requested PNWSAR assistance in the early morning of 06/15. Our assignment was to work with Clark County searchers and search primarily the east side of Round Lake. PNWSAR finished our assignment by 1130 and returned to base. The subject was not found, and the Clark County deputies suspended the search. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing woman's family and friends.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a missing male whose vehicle had been located. Before PNWSAR started the search assignment, the subject was located by CCSO, and PNWSAR was released. PNWSAR extends our condolences to the man's family and friends.

Skamania County requested PNWSAR assistance at the Dog Mountain Trailhead in the late evening of 05/29. A hiker had become ill on the trail, near the top of Dog Mountain, and required assistance getting out. Four other search teams were also on scene, including medics. Upon arrival, PNWSAR teams deployed up the trail to meet the packaged subject, who was already with other teams. PNWSAR worked with our fellow SAR volunteers to guide the litter down the trail, reaching the trailhead shortly before 0100, where family and additional medical care awaited. PNWSAR wishes the subject well in his recovery and extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance Tuesday night, 05/23. A 12-year-old, whose home borders wilderness area, had been missing since 4pm. Three PNWSAR teams, along with a Mountain Wave SAR K9 team, searched the property of the subject’s home, neighboring rural residential properties, and surrounding wilderness areas. Searchers returned to based just before 3am and were released.

The second wave of the search began at 7am on Wednesday, 05/24. PNWSAR was assigned to search the wilderness hillside above the subject’s home, followed by a second assignment along a forest corridor to the west of the subject’s home. After these assignments, the team took a break at base, where generous volunteers had provided snacks at the Hoodland Lutheran Church. Just as PNWSAR was leaving base for another search assignment, the subject was located hiding on the church grounds by other searchers. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and supporters.

PNWSAR assisted Clark County and neighboring agencies with an evidence search related to an ongoing investigation. The teams worked together in the search area to complete a tight grid search. Searchers made two passes over the same area, and no evidence was found. Satisfied with the result, Clark County released all searchers after about an hour of searching.

In the afternoon of 05/11, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance at the Salmon Butte Trail. A man and his dog had gone hiking the day before and not returned, and his car was located at the trailhead. Search was called off enroute when the subject drove past CCSO personnel. CCSO interviewed the missing man, and learned that he had gotten turned around in the snow at the top with no food or equipment. He spent a cold, wet, hungry night out, but was able to find the trail again in the morning.

On the night of 04/29, PNWSAR assisted CCSO with a couple who had lost the trail in the snow, approximately 2.5 miles from the Cast Creek Trailhead near Riley Horse Camp. The lost subjects were able to report their GPS coordinates to CCSO using a cell phone. The search team encountered heavy snow, which made for slow progress toward the couple's reported position. Additional searchers were sent into the field after the first team to assist. The lead team began sound sweeps about 1000m out, and eventually received a whistle blast in response. They reached the subjects at 12:45am at their reported location. They were cold and tired, but had good equipment and were sheltering from the building snowstorm under a tarp. The couple was able to walk out, and everyone reached base at 3:45am. Searchers debriefed and were released at 4:20am.

In the morning of 04/12, Multnomah County requested PNWSAR assistance with a person who had been missing for approximately one week. Her car had been located on 04/11 in the Columbia River Gorge. One PNWSAR team was assigned to search the Pacific Crest Trail from the Bridge of the Gods trailhead in Cascade Locks to the hunter’s camp on the Benson Plateau. Approximately one hour into this assignment, the fixed wing aircraft from Hood River County spotted tracks in the snow, west of the hunter’s camp at an elevation of 3200 feet. Search command redirected this team to investigate the snow tracks. When the team was approximately still 3 miles from the tracks, it was determined the stride length of the tracks seen by plane was too long to match the description of the subject. Given the low probability the subject had taken the route they were currently on and searcher fatigue from snow travel and long miles, the team was instructed to return to base, arriving there at 7:00pm.

A second PNWSAR team was teamed with a K9 team from Mountain Wave Search and Rescue and assigned to search the Ruckel Ridge Trail, looping around to the Ruckel Creek Trail. The Ruckel Ridge trail was steep, muddy, and slippery. Partway up the trail, this team received word from another team in the field that their intended loop included elevations that were currently covered in snow. As the K9 team was not prepared for snow travel, the team made the choice to return to base at that point, via the Ruckel Ridge trail instead of completing the loop, in order to be able to navigate the treacherous portions of the trail in daylight. They arrived at base at 11:15pm.

A second wave of PNWSAR searches was requested for the morning of 04/13. The responding PNWSAR team was paired with a Mountain Wave K9 unit, and assigned to search Trail #400 from Eagle Creek to the PCT trailhead at Cascade Locks. Their second assignment was Trail #402 to the top of Wauna Viewpoint, which they completed and then returned to base at 2:20pm. PNWSAR was released, and some responders returned home. However, before all responders had left base, radio traffic indicated the Crag Rats team had encountered the deceased subject near Sorenson Falls. The access to the subject’s recovery location was very technical. A PNWSAR responder experienced in rope rescue stayed to assist the Crag Rats, Multnomah County Search and Rescue, and Mountain Wave with the recovery. The recovery team returned to base about 6:45pm. PNWSAR extends our condolences to the woman's family and friends, and our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

In the late afternoon of 04/02, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance location a missing male who had reportedly wandered from home and hadn't been seen since. The man's property is bordered by roads and a creek. PNWSAR searched an area with heavy brush. Around 1730, the subject was located deceased by another search team. PNWSAR returned to base and was released. PNWSAR extends our condolences to the man's family and friends, and our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

In the evening of 03/23, Multnomah County requested PNWSAR assistance with a missing male in the Columbia Gorge. MCSO's Green Hornets team had checked a cell phone ping in the Rock of Ages area, approximately 4 miles from the highway, but did not find the subject at that location. The PNWSAR teams deployed on our assignment up the Oneonta Trail toward the unmarked Rock of Ages Trail, employing voice calls. However, the first team to reach Oneonta Creek encountered a dangerous night crossing, and had to return to base, meeting the second team on the way down the trail. Both teams returned to base. PNWSAR debriefed with MCSO and were released about 1230. MCSO originally requested assistance from our Ropes Support Team for the morning of 03/24, however, another search team located the subject safe shortly after 0300. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

An 18yo male had been missing in Estacada since Sunday 03/11/2017, reportedly wearing only light blue pajama bottoms. CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance on the afternoon of 03/16. We fielded two teams and were tasked with searching the paths along the Clackamas River, including small game trails and river access trails created by fishermen. Our teams started at each end of the search area and worked back towards one another. One of our teams was paired with a dog team from Mountain Wave SAR. There were several unoccupied homeless camps along the river. While in the field, PNWSAR searched several nearby places for any evidence the subject may have been there. The teams returned to base and were able to report on a location where the subject may have been caught underwater in a downed tree, and suggested the Dive Team investigate this area further. Both teams were redeployed to search near and below the dam. PNWSAR then returned to base and was released at 2000.

PNWSAR returned the next morning, 03/17, for a second operational period. Our team was assigned to contact residents door-to-door to inquire if they had seen the subject and ask people to check their properties. We divided our responding members into 3 teams and each team was given a zone of houses to canvass. Door-to-door contacts were finished about 1100 and PNWSAR was given a 2nd assignment, which was to search two areas below the dam. The first area was about a mile below the dam on a Rock Quarry property next to the river. River access was challenging and the river was extremely high. No clues were found. The 2nd assigned search area was just below the dam, the same area we had searched the day before. After completing the 2nd search area, PNWSAR returned to base and were released. The search was suspended pending further information. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing teen's friends and family.

Update: The Clackamas County Dive Team recovered the teen's body from the Clackamas River on 04/28. PNWSAR extends our condolences to this teen's family and friends.

On Friday morning, 03/10, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance for a missing skier at Mt Hood Meadows. The experienced skier frequently enjoyed Mt Hood Meadows and his lift pass was last scanned at the Heather Canyon chairlift. The search effort had been ongoing since he went missing in the evening of 03/07, involving many SAR organizations including Portland Mountain Rescue, Crag Rats, Deschutes Mountain Rescue, Corvallis Mountain Rescue, Mt Hood Meadows Ski Patrol and others. Snow had been falling consistently throughout the week. PNWSAR was tasked with searching and probing tree wells in steep terrain above the parking area where the subject's car had been located, with the idea that he may have skied through there on his way back to the car. No clues were found. The team completed the highest probability section of the search area with snowshoes and skis by 2pm, returned to base, and were released.

The following morning, 03/11, PNWSAR returned to Mt Hood Meadows for a continuation of the search. PNWSAR joined forces with the 304 PJ team for an assignment located near the base of the Heather Canyon chairlift. Hood River County transported searchers by snowcat approximately 1 mile up the canyon to the lift. The team was tasked with traversing the mountain slope in this area and climbed the canyon, grid searching for about 1 hour before being forced to retreat due to safety concerns. The next search area was a small patch of trees located near the Hood River Meadows chairlift. Conditions were still steep and the snow was much more difficult to navigate. Again, no clues were located. The formal search was suspended, though an informal effort continued.

Mt Hood Meadows Ski patrol spotted the subject's helmet in a tree well at the bottom of Jacks Woods on 03/15 and his body was recovered the next day. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, and would like to extend our condolences to the man's family and friends.

In the late hours of 03/06, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance in the search for a missing male near the Ripplebrook Ranger Station. The subject was reported to be suffering from dementia, and his car had been located on a Forest Service road with no nearby sign of its owner. Our assignment was to search a radius around the subject's car. Heavy snow fell throughout the night, and our team searched with snowshoes. No clues were found, and searchers returned to base and were released. A second wave of searchers were called for the following morning. The morning PNWSAR responders were called off when the subject was located by MCSO searchers, covered in snow. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers, and would like to extend our condolences to the man's family and friends.

On the afternoon of 03/06, CCSO requested PNWSAR assistance locating a 61-year-old male who was missing in the Canby area. Our Mountain Bike Team was also requested. Teams were deployed into urban search areas adjacent to base. After an hour and half of active searching, with searchers still in the field, the subject was reported located by family members. PNWSAR returned to base and was released.

On the afternoon of 02/20, CCSO requested assistance with a reported unresponsive person at Bagby Hot Springs. Working with Mountain Wave SAR, PNWSAR transported to the hot springs trailhead from Ripplebrook Ranger Station. Both CCSO deputies and PNWSAR personnel hiked in to the hot springs through snowy trail conditions. PNWSAR teams performed a building search and a hasty search of the area, looking for the unresponsive subject, while CCSO interviewed an acquaintance of the subject encountered at the hot springs facilities. On a tip from the acquaintance, the subject was shortly located alive and well at a friend's house in town. Searchers returned to base and were released. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers in this search effort.

In the late morning of 02/18, Multnomah County requested assistance with a missing 2-year-old child in Northeast Portland while the team was engaged in our monthly training event. In a few minutes, we reorganized and were in the process of moving to the search area. However, just a few more minutes later, the Sheriff called back to happily report the subject had been located, and PNWSAR could stand down. PNWSAR returned to the training exercise, grateful the child was found alive by our partner teams and is expected to fully recover.

Missing female in Welches, called off.

On the night 12/28, CCSO requested the assistance of PNWSAR in the search for a female snowboarder who went out of bounds and became lost in waist-deep snow. The woman was able to send coordinates to the Sheriff's Office, and teams were quickly deployed to the area and located her safely. She was cold and tired, but uninjured, and teams helped her navigate back to the trailhead.

On 12/21, PNWSAR and other regional agencies assisted the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office in the search for a man missing south of Bend, Oregon. The man had been unexpectedly missing for several days in freezing temperatures, and teams searched assigned areas searching mainly corridor areas. No clues were found and teams were released that evening. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's family and friends.

In the early morning of 12/11, PNWSAR and neighboring agencies assisted CCSO in the search for two snowboarders reported missing after they did not return home the night before. Ski patrol searched the area during the night, and teams deployed early in the morning to search areas of interest. The missing snowboarders were located in Portland shortly after teams began searching; there had been confusion about their ride home the night before. PNWSAR would like to share a safety reminder to all who recreate in the outdoors to have a communication plan in place to avoid unnecessary worry by loved ones.

On the night of 12/10, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing female cross country skier in the vicinity of Frog Lake. The woman was located at Frog Lake while PNWSAR members were en route.

On the afternoon of 12/7, PNWSAR and neighboring agencies assisted the Skamania County Sheriff's Office with a search for 2 PCT hikers needing assistance due to cold and fatigue. The hikers were in cell phone contact with the Sheriff's Office, and were able to safely return to the trailhead while PNWSAR was en route.

On the afternoon of 12/3, PNWSAR and neighboring agencies assisted the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in the evacuation of a hiker who had fallen approximately 100ft off a trail in John Yeon State Park. AMR RAT members had reached the injured woman and determined she was not able to walk out on her own. Despite limited visibility and poor weather conditions, an Air National Guard (ANG) helicopter was able to insert some medics to assist, and the helicopter pilot prepared for an attempted rescue. PNWSAR Rope Support Team (RST) coordinated and deployed as an alternate evacuation option in the event the helicopter was not able to rescue the woman. The ANG helicopter successfully rescued the woman shortly after 7pm, and transported her to the hospital where she was expected to recover. PNWSAR stayed in the field to assist all teams across a creek and back to base. All teams returned safely to base and were released later that evening.

On the morning of 11/19, CCSO requested the assistance of PNWSAR in the packout of an injured male reported at Bagby Hot Springs. Shortly after arriving on scene, CCSO reported that the injured man was not located and reportedly left on his own. Searchers returned to base and were released.

On 11/3 & 11/4, PNWSAR assisted the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office in the search for a Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) hiker missing since 10/22. PNWSAR deployed one team on an 2 day assignment to search a section of the PCT north of the point where the hiker was last seen. Searchers covered 11 miles on the first day, camped overnight, and covered an additional section the following day before returning to base. Radio and phone communications were difficult, and the team communicated via InReach and satellite phone. Searchers found no evidence that the hiker had passed through the area. On 11/7, the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office made the difficult decision to suspend the search for the missing hiker. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's family and friends.

On 10/26, PNWSAR assisted the Skamania County Sheriff and neighboring agencies in the search for an overdue hiker in the area of Table Mountain north of Bonneville Dam. The hiker started out on a day hike to Table Mountain the morning prior and was last heard from that afternoon. The next morning, teams were assigned to search the trails that surround Table Mountain. At approximately 5pm, searchers located the body of the missing man at the base of the mountain. It is believed that he fell from the summit to the base, a distance of nearly 700ft. Due to weather conditions, the man's body was recovered the following morning. PNWSAR would like to extend our condolences to the man's family and friends, and our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers.

On 10/21 and 10/22, PNWSAR responded to a state-wide mutual aid request for the search for a missing hunter in Curry County. The man and his adult son were reported missing on 10/14, and the son was found four days later. The son was severely hypothermic and was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Coos Bay; he is expected to make a full recovery. Searchers from multiple counties around the state continued to look for the missing father from dawn to dusk for many days. The terrain was wet and rugged, and no clues were located. On 10/26, the Curry County Sheriff made the difficult decision to suspend the search pending further leads. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's family and friends.

From 10/21-10/25, PNWSAR and neighboring agencies assisted the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in the search for a missing woman whose car was located near the Toothrock trailhead. The woman was reported missing when she did not meet her mother for a planned camping trip. Her car was located two days later and the surrounding area was searched for several days. Teams searched on and off trail areas but the missing woman was not located. MCSO made the difficult decision to suspend the search pending further leads. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing woman's family and friends.

From 9/26-9/28, PNWSAR assisted the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and neighboring agencies in the search for a missing man whose car was located at the Horsetail Falls trailhead. The man reportedly showed recent signs of memory loss, liked hiking but did not usually remain out overnight. Teams searched during the day and into the night for three days, covering trails and off-trail areas, checking abandoned shelters and drainage areas. No clues were found, and MCSO made the difficult decision to suspend the search pending further leads. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's family and friends.

In the early hours of 9/22, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing mushroom hunter outside of Estacada. Searchers were assigned to sweep the Eagle Creek Cutoff Trail down to the Eagle Creek Trail. As the team began to descend into the canyon, they received word that the missing man had returned safely to his vehicle. The team returned to base and was released.

On 9/19, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office PNWSAR and neighboring agencies assisted in the search for evidence related to a report of human bones discovered by local hunters. Teams worked together to grid search assigned areas. Terrain was brushy, and teams did not locate any clues. Searchers were released after approximately six hours of searching.

On 9/10, Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office requested the assistance of PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in an evidence search near Rainier, OR. Teams were deployed to search assigned areas looking for evidence related to an investigation. All items and areas of interest were reported to Incident Command, and teams were released later that afternoon.

On the afternoon of 9/4, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies for the packout of an injured woman near Ramona Falls. Upon arriving at the trailhead, deputies and searchers were informed the woman had departed from the trailhead by vehicle not long prior, so their assistance was no longer required. PNWSAR did not deploy into the field.

Midday on 8/26, while assisting with two other concurrent searches in Multnomah County, PNWSAR was redeployed to assist in the recovery of a man who had fallen off the side of the trail near Angel's Rest. The man was hiking with a friend when he fell approximately 40ft and did not survive the injuries sustained in the fall. Rescuers were sent to recover the man's body and transport him back to base. PNWSAR wishes to extend our condolences to the man's family and friends.

Midday on 8/26, while assisting with an MCSO search for a missing hiker, PNWSAR was redeployed to assist two missing hikers who became stuck in a steep unstable area off trail near Angels Rest. Searchers from MCSO had located the two hikers, but were unable to safely assist them back to the trailhead. PNWSAR rigged a technical rope rescue system to safely lower the hikers and searchers down a steep embankment with unstable rockfall. After several hours of work, all individuals arrived safely back to base without injury.

On the morning of 8/26, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the search for a missing hiker near the area of Larch Mountain Trailhead. The hiker was visiting from out of state and became separated from his friends while hiking the afternoon prior. PNWSAR teams searched assigned areas and were then reassigned to concurrent searches in the area. The missing hiker was located several miles from the trailhead by a hiker who recognized him from media coverage. The missing man was escorted back to base and was reported to be in good condition.

On the evening of 8/23, CCSO requested the assistance of PNWSAR and the AMR RAT Team for the packout of an injured male near Pup Creek Falls. PNWSAR deployed from Indian Henry Campground along the Clackamas River Trail, where they encountered the injured man who had walked from the junction of Pup Creek Falls Trail & Clackamas River Trail. He was medically evaluated by searchers, his wounds were redressed, and he was carried out on a wheeled stokes litter. Once at the campground, the man was transported to the hospital by his family.

In the early hours of 8/22, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing rafter on shore near the Eagle Creek/Clackamas River area. The rafter was separated from her family group when they beached due to darkness. CCSO reported a female voice calling for help downstream and inland from the location of the rafting party, and searchers deployed as close as possible with permission to access via private property. PNWSAR teams bushwhacked for a couple of hours toward the river, and made contact with the woman just after 5:00am. Searchers provided clothing, blankets, and warm liquids to the woman who was cold but otherwise uninjured. Clackamas Fire deployed a raft to transport the woman to meet her family and CCSO, and searchers returned to their vehicles the way they hiked in, returning to base just before 8:00am.

On the morning of 8/15, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR and the AMR Reach And Treat (RAT) Team in the packout of an injured woman on the Mirror Lake Trail. The woman was camping at Mirror Lake and suffered a possible knee ligament injury. The AMR RAT Team reached the woman and packaged her into a Sked. PNWSAR rescuers arrived to assist with transport back to the trailhead.

In the early hours of 8/8, PNWSAR was called to assist in the search for a hiker reported missing in the area of Fish Creek Rd in Clackamas County. The hiker's friend reported him missing when he did not return to his vehicle by dark. The man's wife arrived and began to look for him, but she too became lost. A searcher from PNWSAR accompanied a CCSO deputy on the trail and located the wife, escorting her back to base. Additional teams were assigned to search the trails for the missing man. Approximately 2 miles down the trail, a PNWSAR team made voice contact with the man. Another local team joined PNWSAR and reached the man on the other side of a creek. Searchers gave the man some food, water, and dry clothing, and escorted him back to base.

On the afternoon of 8/3, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR, AMR, and Hoodland Fire for the packout of a woman with an injured leg on the Burnt Lake Trail. Rescuers from PNWSAR hiked in to meet AMR and Hoodland Fire and assist with transporting the injured woman to the trailhead where she was transferred to AMR.

From 8/2-8/6, PNWSAR assisted the Marion County Sheriff's Office and neighboring agencies in the search for a missing 21 year old hiker who did not return after a planned one-night trip into Jefferson Park on 7/27. Teams from PNWSAR searched on and off trail, daily and overnight, covering many miles on foot and ATV. Civil Air Patrol planes provided communication assistance, and the Marion County Chuck Wagon Crew provided support to searchers at base. After searching for seven days without any clues, Marion County Sheriff's Office made the difficult decision to suspend the search. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's family and friends.

Early on 7/31, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the search for a missing elderly man in Milwaukie. Ground searchers, mountain bike teams, and ATV teams were dispatched. PNWSAR was assigned to search several residential areas and green spaces, to canvas over 200 homes and speak with residents, and to search bike trails near the interstate. At approximately 4pm the man was discovered by a bystander; he was stuck in a thick patch of blackberry bushes behind a nearby fast food restaurant. Clackamas Fire District was called to cut through a fence and the bushes to rescue the man.

Mid-day on 7/28, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR and AMR in the packout of a man with a knee injury on the Elk Lake Creek Trail. Rescuers hiked in approximately 2 miles to meet the AMR Reach And Treat (RAT) Team who had packaged the injured man into a Sked. The teams hauled the man in the Sked over difficult terrain to the trailhead and the ambulance. PNWSAR also assisted in bringing the man's vehicle back to Ripplebrook Ranger Station.

On the morning of 7/26, Washington County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the search for a young female trail runner who did not return from a run the evening prior. Ground searchers and mountain bike teams were dispatched. As teams were receiving assignments, the runner was located by a logger. Teams remained on scene until the runner was safely back at base.

On 7/18, Yakima County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR and regional SAR agencies in the search for a hiker missing on Mt. Adams. The hiker had self-reported via cell phone that he was injured after a fall. PNWSAR was assigned to hike West on the Round the Mountain Trail from Cold Spring Campground, investigating any vantage points to view the upper mountain area using optics. Nothing of interest was observed, and the team returned to the trailhead just after dark. Bad weather and other mitigating factors prompted Yakima County Sheriff's Office to suspend the search three days later. Update 8/3: A skier reportedly discovered a body around 8,000ft on Tuesday, 8/2, and Yakima area rescue teams were able to recover the body from the mountain. On Weds, the Yakima County Coroner confirmed the identity of the missing hiker from July. PNWSAR wishes to extend our condolences to the man's family and friends.

On 7/16, Clark County Sheriff's Office requested the assistance of PNWSAR in an evidence search in Vancouver, WA. Teams were deployed to search assigned areas and search for evidence related to an investigation. Search areas were completed and no evidence was discovered.

In the early hours of 7/12, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office requested assistance in the search for a missing elderly man in rural Oregon City. The man was reported to be deaf with limited mobility, and he had possibly wandered into a nearby tree farm the evening prior. Searchers arrived on scene just as the man was located safely.

On 7/10, PNWSAR and neighboring agencies assisted in the continued search for a woman reported missing from the Multnomah Falls area in December. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office coordinated the search, and PNWSAR was deployed as two teams of ground searchers. Teams were assigned to grid search multiple off-trail areas, and terrain ranged from manageable to challenging. All assignments were completed and no clues were discovered. The investigation remains open with MCSO, and PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing woman's friends and family.

On the afternoon of 6/30, Clark County Regional Emergency Services Association (CRESA) requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies with the packout of an injured female at Beacon Rock State Park. The woman was successfully evacuated by other teams while PNWSAR members were en route.

On the morning of 6/28, CCSO requested assistance with two female hikers on the PCT near Zig Zag Canyon who ran into difficulty and needed assistance to return to Timberline Lodge. PNWSAR searchers were responding to another mission and several were diverted to Timberline. A team of searchers hiked in and met the women on the trail. The hikers were tired and unable to carry their backpacks, so the team carried their gear and escorted them back to Timberline Lodge.

From 6/27-6/30, PNWSAR and neighboring agencies assisted the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office in the search for a man reported missing from Portland, OR. The man's car was located in the Promontory Park area, and teams searched surrounding roads, trails, and off-trail areas for four days. No clues were found and the investigation remains open. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's friends and family.

On 6/16, PNWSAR assisted the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in a search for evidence related to an open investigation. Teams searched assigned roadside areas for several hours and were released later that afternoon.

On the afternoon of 6/10, PNWSAR assisted the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in a search for evidence related to an open investigation. Teams grid searched in assigned areas for several hours and were released later that evening.

On the night of 6/3, CCSO requested the assistance of PNWSAR and neighboring agencies to search for an endangered teen who was reported missing by his family from their home near Estacada. PNWSAR members were given assignments and preparing to enter the field when the teen was located safe by members of Mountain Wave Search and Rescue.

On the night of 5/29, Hood River County Sheriff requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the search for a woman reported missing while camping with a group in the Indian Heaven Wilderness. The woman did not return from a bathroom break earlier that morning, and members of her party searched for her before hiking out and driving back into cell coverage to report her missing. Conditions were clear with several feet of snowpack above 4500ft. PNWSAR teams searched wooded areas and frozen lakes between trails, locating the woman's camping party. Just before dawn, PNWSAR teams located the woman approximately a half mile from her party. She was cold but otherwise in good shape. After providing dry socks, food, and warm fluids, team walked the woman back to the trailhead where her family was waiting.

On the morning of 5/26, Washington County SAR requested the assistance of PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the search for a missing fisherman last seen the previous afternoon. During briefing and assignments, deputies made contact with the missing man. PNWSAR did not deploy into the field.

On the night of 5/2, PNWSAR was asked by CCSO to search for two fisherman who reported themselves lost near the Molalla River. The men had hiked in to fish and could not find the trail back. Searchers negotiated brushy terrain to reach the men and located them safely. They had built a fire to stay warm but were hungry and thirsty. After providing food and water, teams walked the subjects back to the trailhead.

On the evening of 5/2, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a hiker who reported himself lost. Cellphone pings placed the hiker in Zig Zag Canyon and teams were assigned to hike in via the Paradise Park and Hidden Lake trails to try and locate the man. After several hours of searching into the night, teams located the man but were unable to reach him due to high steep terrain. One team located a safe river crossing and were able to reach the hiker sometime after midnight. After providing clothing, fluids, and food, they walked the man back to the trailhead just before 5am the following morning.

On the night of 4/27, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for an elderly man with dementia who was reported missing from a care facility in Milwaukie. PNWSAR teams searched a large area immediately surrounding the facility, including several unused buildings, a nearby school, church, and residential properties. While teams were searching, the man was located safely near his apartment by a caregiver.

In the early hours of 4/15, PNWSAR and neighboring agencies were asked to search for woman with dementia who was reported missing in Tualatin. The same woman was reported missing and found safely two weeks prior. The woman was last seen near her home in a rural wooded area. Teams searched nearby properties, and the woman was again located safely by a K9 team from NORSAR.

On the evening of 3/30, PNWSAR and neighboring agencies were asked to search for woman with dementia who was reported missing in Tualatin. The woman was last seen near her home in a rural wooded area. Teams searched neighboring properties into the night and spoke with neighbors for information. The woman was located safely by a K9 team from NORSAR. She was evaluated by paramedics and released to her family.

On the afternoon of 3/26, CCSO asked PNWSAR and neighboring agencies to assist with the packout of an injured woman near Rainbow Campground. The woman was hiking and had dislocated her knee after being tripped by her dog. She was not far from the trailhead, and the AMR RAT (Reach and Treat) Team responded, treated, and packaged the woman. PNWSAR members arrived to assist with transport back to the trailhead.

On the morning of 3/6, the Hood River County Sheriff's Office requested assistance in the search for a missing hiker near the Starvation Creek Trailhead. Two hikers had been on the 413 trail and decided to return off trail to avoid snow. They became separated and only one hiker made it back to the parking lot. PNWSAR teams were preparing to enter the field when the missing hiker walked out safely on their own.

On the afternoon of 3/5, Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA) requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing autistic teen in Vancouver, WA. The teen had run away from his family around 9pm the evening prior. The family and Vancouver Police Department searched until Saturday morning, at which time PNWSAR and other neighboring agencies joined the search. PNWSAR teams were dispatched to patrol large areas by vehicle. While driving the assigned search areas, the teen was reported to be seen near his home and shortly thereafter was reported back with his family.

On the evening of 2/1, PNWSAR was asked by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office to assist with the search for a climber reported lost in low visibility on Mt. Hood. A cell phone ping placed the man near the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) on the west side of Mt. Hood. PNWSAR teams were assigned with attempting to reach the man by way of the PCT from the north and the south. The north team was transported by Hoodland Fire snowcat to the Ramona Falls Trailhead to attempt crossing the Sandy River to reach the PCT. The team was turned back around 9:15pm after determining there was no safe river crossing. The south team was transported to the Paradise Park Trailhead to attempt to hike in from the south. The team was turned back around 10:30pm due to avalanche danger that created unsafe conditions for night rescue. Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR) reached the climber safely the following morning in the Zig Zag Canyon and assisted him out.

On 2/1 and 2/2, the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the search for an elderly man who did not return home after his daily walk. PNWSAR teams searched in and around the neighborhood and around a nearby creek, searched a wooded area and residences in a nearby neighborhood, and searched the wooded areas around some logging and access roads to the north and south. Teams completed all search assignments and did not locate the missing man. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's friends and family.

On the afternoon of 1/31, members of the PNWSAR Rope Support Team (RST) were training at White River when a call was received from the Hood River County Sheriff to assist with the packout of an injured hiker on the Tamawanas Falls Trail approximately 8 miles away. A woman was hiking with her husband and friend when she slipped on the icy trail and broke her ankle. A member of Crag Rats Search and Rescue arrived 15min prior to PNWSAR RST and stabilized the woman's ankle. Upon arrival, PNWSAR RST packaged the woman in a Sked and transported her back to the trailhead. The trail was icy and narrow, with steep drop-offs in areas. PNWSAR RST deployed several rope systems for safety. Once at the trailhead, the woman elected to be transported to the hospital by her husband.

On the evening of 1/26, PNWSAR was asked by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office to assist the following morning with the search and recovery of a man missing after his vehicle crashed into the river. PNWSAR teams searched the banks of the river downstream from the vehicle location. Terrain was steep in areas and teams searched both sides of the riverbank. While teams were searching, a relative of the man located a body in the river approximately one mile downstream from the search area. PNWSAR met the family at their location and waited with them for water-rescue personnel to respond. The body was confirmed to be that of the missing man. PNWSAR wishes to extend our condolences to the man's family and friends.

On 1/23, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the ongoing search for a woman reported missing on 12/19. Snow had melted since the initial search and teams were assigned to search trails and off-trail areas surrounding Multnomah Falls. Searchers did not locate the missing woman. PNWSAR wishes to extend our sympathy to the missing woman's friends and family.

On 12/31, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office requested PNWSAR's assistance with the search for three photographers who reported themselves lost at Mirror Lake earlier that morning, unable to locate the trail in the snowy conditions. The missing photographers were in contact via cellphone and found their way back to the trailhead while PNWSAR members were en route.

On 12/29, PNWSAR was asked by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office to assist with the search for a skier reported missing at Ski Bowl ski area. The missing man was located safe by snowcat while PNWSAR members were en route.

On 12/23 and 12/24, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the search for a woman reported missing on 12/19. The woman's vehicle was later found parked at Multnomah Falls, and teams searched nearby trails all day for two days. Conditions were cold, snowy, and slick with a lot of snow on the ground. Many miles of trails were searched but searchers did not find the missing woman. The search was postponed by MCSO but the investigation is still open. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing woman's friends and family.

On 11/13, PNWSAR was asked to assist the Hood River County Sheriff's Office in the search for a missing hunter. The hunter was reported missing near the area of Laurance Lake when he did not meet his hunting partner at their pre-appointed time and location the prior afternoon. HRCSO teams searched through the night and PNW teams arrived to assist early the following morning. PNW teams accompanied the hunting partner to the area near where the hunters had last seen each other, they searched trails looking for footprints in the snow, and made voice calls through drainage areas. Later that morning, the missing hunter found his way to the Laurance Lake campground and was assisted by HRCSO and reunited with his hunting partner.

On 11/4, Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing trail runner in the area of Angels Rest. Two runners became separated after one ran ahead with the intention to wait at the top for his partner. When his partner arrived, she could not located him. As PNW teams were preparing to begin their assignment, a team from MCSO made contact with the missing runner. PNW teams stayed onsite in the event assistance was needed to transport the man back. PNW teams headed home after confirmation the man was able to walk out without additional help.

On 10/26, CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for two men reported missing while mushroom hunting in the area of Promontory Park-Estacada. A team of PNW searchers made voice contact with the men just after daylight. The terrain was steep and rugged with heavy ground cover, and it took the searchers several more hours to reach the men at the bottom of a canyon. The men were cold, hungry, and thirsty but otherwise in good shape. They were given warm clothes, food, and water, and they were able to hike back out with the searchers. Additional teams met the searchers and the men along the way back to to the trail and provided more water and accompany them back to the trail and the trailhead.

On 10/17 & 10/18 the Skamania County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in an ongoing search for a man who was reported overdue from an extended solo camping trip. The man's vehicle was located by law enforcement and the search centered around that area. On Saturday, PNW was assigned a large search area and completed most of the area and did not locate the man. On Sunday, PNW searched the remaining area and an additional area near a river and road. PNWSAR completed all requested assignments but found no clues or signs of the missing man.

On 10/20 Skamania County Sheriff's Office made the difficult decision to suspend the search. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's friends and family.

On 9/21 MCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a man who was reported missing on 9/19 while camping with friends on Ross Island. Teams searched the island and bank areas and did not locate the man. The subject was located deceased in the river the following afternoon due to accidental drowning. PNWSAR wishes to extend our thoughts and condolences to the subject's family and friends.

On 9/6 CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR to search for a man who was reported missing when he became separated from his party while crawdad fishing. The subject was located by PGE staff while PNWSAR members were en route.

On 8/23 CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR to respond to an emergency beacon distress call near the Ramona Falls trail head. The distress call was intentionally canceled from the emergency beacon while PNWSAR members were en route.

On 8/21-23 Hood River County Sheriff requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the search for a missing male hiker near Laurance Lake. The man had been hiking with his wife and three dogs, and they became separated when he took the dogs on a brief hike toward a rock outcropping. PNWSAR teams worked with other local agencies to clear trails and roads in the area, as well as grid searching areas surrounding the point he became separated from his wife. Terrain was rugged and air visibility was limited due to regional wildfires. On 8/23, the hiker found his way back to Laurance Lake and flagged down a fisherman. He was transported to hospital and reported in good condition. Communications provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 8/9 & 8/10 Multnomah County Sheriff requested the assistance of PNWSAR to search for evidence related to an investigation. Teams from PNWSAR and MCSAR worked together to complete several assignments grid searching different areas.

On 8/1 & 8/2 Skamania County Sheriff requested assistance from PNWSAR and neighboring agencies in the search for an 81 year old female reported missing after being separated from family while picking huckleberries near Berry Fields Interpretive Site. PNWSAR teams searched designated areas around forest service roads. The subject was located by air support on 8/2 and was assisted back to base by a team on horseback.

On 07/17 CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the rescue of three stranded hikers at the base of a steep incline on the Clackamas River near Fish Creek. The hikers became stranded after attempting to rescue their dog when the dog fell down the incline. The PNWSAR Rope Support Team (RST) deployed, crossed the river using a PG&E cable car, hiked a short distance to the trail above the climbers, and prepared to plan a rescue operation. It was then decided the hikers would be evacuated by Clackamas Fire using rafts from the opposite bank, and PNWSAR would be ready as a backup. The raft rescue was successful, the subjects and their dog reported no injuries, and PNWSAR RST returned to Base. Communications provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 07/09 CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a 16 year old male reported missing while swimming in the Sandy River near Sandy. The subject was located deceased by law enforcement personnel just after PNWSAR teams arrived on scene. PNWSAR wishes to extend our thoughts and condolences to the subject's family and friends. Communications provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 07/05 CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing elderly female in the Clackamas Town Center area. The subject was reported to be suffering some possible memory loss and confusion and had become separated from her family. The subject was located while PNWSAR members were en route.

On 07/04 CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing male in the Brightwood area. The subject was located just as the PNWSAR team arrived. Communications provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 06/14 CCSO requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for possible missing hikers near Ramona Falls. After some initial confusion by reporting parties (RP's) about how many people were lost, two PNWSAR teams were deployed. One searched along the Ramona Falls trail, and the second deployed to the Top Spur trail to search and interview potential witnesses. The Top Spur team eventually encountered three subjects at different times who were traveling together and had been separated. The subjects were reunited and escorted back to Base. Communications provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 06/09, PNWSAR received a request from the Clackamas County Sheriff's office to assist with the search for two female hikers lost near High Rocks. The hikers called 911 after becoming lost on a trail. Using cell phone plotting information, a PNWSAR team deployed from Fraser Turnaround and hiked 2 KM before making contact with the subjects. The team provided food and water, then escorted the uninjured subjects back to base. Communications provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 05/10, The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR with the packout of a female subject from Mirror Lake. A PNW team arrived and hiked to the subject, who had suffered a broken leg and had been treated and then packaged in a litter by Hoodland Fire. The combined PNW and HF team transported the subject to the Mirror Lake Trailhead, where she was transferred to an ambulance.

On 05/09, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR with the packout of a female from Bagby Hot Springs. The subject was in a non-responsive but non-life threatening condition. Along with a Reach and Treat (RAT) medical team from AMR, a PNW team packaged the subject and transported her to Base by litter, where she was transferred to an ambulance for observation.

On 05/06 the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a male hiker missing on Hunchback Mountain near ZigZig. The man had been attending a nearby conference when he decided to go on a hike, got lost, and contacted 911. A large team from PNW deployed at night and searched until dawn, when the subject was located. He was assisted back to Base after reporting no injuries. Communications provided by Mountain Wave.

On 04/18, PNWSAR was asked by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office to assist with the packout of a female hiker near Bonneville Dam. A team from PNW arrived on the scene and assisted with the last part of the operation.

On 03/11, PNWSAR was asked to assist with the search for a missing female near Lost Lake. Just as PNW was preparing to enter the field, the subject was located by search aircraft and escorted to Base by a team from Portland Mountain Rescue.

On 01/24, the Clackamas County Sherriff’s Office (CCSO) requested assistance from PNWSAR in the rescue of a family who became lost while hiking near Trillium Lake. The family called 911 and requested assistance after becoming lost when darkness fell. Using cell phone tracking, a PNWSAR team located all five members of the family, including a two year old child, and began escorting them back to the parking lot. A second PNWSAR team joined after approximately one mile, and determined that one family member was having trouble walking and requested transport. The subject was treated and transported the remaining distance. All family members reunited at base and reported no serious injuries. Communications and cell phone tracking provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 01/22, the Clackamas County Sherriff’s Office (CCSO) requested assistance from PNWSAR in the recovery of the body of a man who had fallen off Goat Mountain near Clear Lake. A PNWSAR team responded and deployed a rope system to lower the subject approximately 200 meters to an appropriate location for transport. PNWSAR extends our condolences to the subject's friends and family. Transport and communications provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 01/20, the Clackamas County Sherriff’s Office (CCSO) requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing hiker on the Salmon River Trail. The subject had been reported overdue. A PNWSAR hasty team deployed early in the morning and swept the trail to the Salmon/Kinzel junction. Around noon, while the hasty team was planning the next portion of the search, the team located the subject as she was coming back down the trail after having spent an unplanned night in the woods. She was treated and escorted back to the trailhead. Communications provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 01/10, the Clackamas County Sherriff’s Office (CCSO) requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing climber in the Paradise Park area of Mt. Hood. PNWSAR team members responded and formed two teams to monitor trailheads on the lower portion of the mountain. Portland Mountain Rescue and the Timberline Ski Patrol each deployed a team to search the upper portion of the mountain near the climbers last known location. At approximately 02:30 the Ski Patrol located the subject and guided him back to Timberline Lodge. Communications and cell phone tracking were provided by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.

On 01/8, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) requested assistance from PNWSAR with the transport of a woman described as unresponsive at Bagby Hot Springs. Team members arrived at approximately 23:00 hours to find the subject being treated by medics from the AMR Reach and Treat (RAT) team. The subject was in an unresponsive but non-life threatening condition. PNWSAR members packaged the subject in a wheeled litter and transported her to the trailhead where she was transferred to a waiting ambulance. Communications provided by Mountain Wave Emergency.

On 12/14 the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) requested support from PNWSAR in the packout of an injured hiker above Wahkeena Falls in the Columbia Gorge. The subject had been injured and was being taken by litter down the Wahkeena Falls trail by Corbett Fire and AMR RAT team members.

PNWSAR members arrived at dusk and proceeded up the trail where they encountered the subject and litter. Rescuers slowly descended the trail several miles down multiple switchbacks in challenging conditions to the trailhead and finally transferred the subject to an ambulance at 8 p.m.

On 7/10, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a missing woman above Horsetail Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. A PNWSAR team deployed on the Tanner Creek Trail above Wahclella Falls and began searching for the woman. At approximately 07:00, the woman was spotted by a search aircraft and later escorted back to base by a MCSO SAR team. Communications and logistics support was provided by Mountain Wave Communications.

On 4/22 the Washington County Sherriff's Office requested assistance from PNWSAR in the search for a 51 year old missing Hillsboro man near the Gales Creek Campground in western Washington County. The man had been previously reported by relatives as missing and possibly despondent. His vehicle was located abandoned near the campground.

For three days combined search teams from several counties launched a large search effort in the area around the campground and many nearby trails, mountains and drainages. On the first day PNWSAR was responsible for searching a 300 meter radius around the location of the man's vehicle. On the second and third day PNWSAR was assigned to search several very steep and difficult areas between Gales Creek and Story Burn Road, and were assisted by members of Yamhill County SAR and the Washington County Explorers. Several storm fronts brought heavy rain and made search conditions challenging. PNWSAR completed all requested assignments but found no clues or signs of the missing man.

On 4/24 WCSO deputies made the difficult decision to suspend the search. PNWSAR extends our gratitude to our fellow SAR volunteers and our sympathy to the missing man's friends and family.