VCSAR 3 Statistics

Summary of selected recent operations

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06/10/08, Tuesday, 19:00 - 06/11/08, Wedesday, 22:00 Hours
Missing Man
Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park
The A 24-year-old man went missing from the Washburn Point overlook on the afternoon of Sunday, June 8. The East Valley team along with the Fillmore team responded to assist with the search effort. The team search around the place last seen. The subject was found around 2:15 p.m. 5 miles from place last seen in good condition. View photo of the search area in the operations gallery.

04/05/08, Saturday, 15:00 - 17:00 Hours
Recovery Operation
Deer Creek Rd.
The team recovered the body of a victim of a vehicle that went over the side of the road. Ventura Sheriff's copter short hauled the victim to the road.

03/04/08, Tuesday, 19:20 - 22:30 Hours
Two Lost Hikers
Mugu State Park
Two male hikers in their twenties went for a hike in the Mugu State Park and got lost once it got dark. The subjects call 911 and the East Valley Team responded. The subjects were found on a fire road near La Jolla Valley and were driven back to their vehicle.

01/12/08, Saturday, 04:00 Hours - 01/23/08, Sunday, 23:00 Hours
Lost Hiker
Green Valley, San Bernardino National Forest
A 62-year-old man went for a hike on Friday, January 8, from his Green Valley cabin into the San Bernardino mountains near Big Bear. White-out conditions occurred and the hiker lost his bearings. The hiker made two 911 calls to say that he was lost. A heavy winter storm hit the next day. The San Bernardino teams searched for a week. The East Valley team along with many other search teams were requested on January 12, to assist. The East Valley team searched for two days. The search was suspended on Sunday evening. View photos of the search in the gallery. UPDATE 4/05/08: Members of the San Bernardino search and rescue team found the body of the missing subject on 4/04/08.

10/21/07, Sunday, 14:30 Hours - 10/23/07, Tuesday, 15:00 Hours
"Ranch" Fire Evacuation and Support
Fillmore and Piru Areas
The team was staged in the City of Fillmore and assisted with evacuation notifications in Fillmore and Piru areas.

09/16/07, Sunday, 21:00 Hours - 09/17/07, Monday, 22:00 Hours
Lost Hiker
Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park
A 58-year-old male hiker was out taking pictures around Glacier Point on Friday, September 14, when he lost the trail. A statewide request went out on Sunday, September 16, for searchers. The East Valley Team along with members of the Fillmore team responded from Ventura County. On Monday the East Valley Team searched an area near Taft Point. The subject was found alive but cold around 08:45 hours by members of the Marin team.

08/03/07, Friday, 00:30 - 01:30 Hours
Two Lost Geocachers
Camarillo Springs
The team searched for two overdue geocachers, a male and a female in their late teens. Searchers found the subjects about a quarter mile from the Camarillo Grove County Park off trail and without flashlights. The searchers guided the subjects back to the park.

08/03/07, Friday, 16:00 – 17:15 Hours
Injured Hiker
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
After searching two days in the backcountry several of the search team members were requested to assist in a medical rescue of a female hiker who injured her leg while trying to cross the Tuolumne River. The team assisted with medical treatment and transported the patient to an ambulance. View photos of the rescue in the gallery (under Assorted Photos). See the News Article for more information.

08/01/07, Wednesday, 18:30 Hours – 08/05/07, Sunday, 23:00 Hours
Lost Hiker
Volgelsang High Sierra Camp, Yosemite National Park
An 80-year-old female hiker became separated from her hiking group on Monday, July 30. A statewide request went out on Wednesday, August 1, for Type 1 search teams to search the area south of Tuolumne Meadows. All three Ventura County mountain teams responded. The first wave searched August 2 and 3 while the second wave searched August 4 and 5. The teams search rugged, rocky areas above 10,000 feet. The major search effort was suspended on Sunday evening. View photos of the search in the gallery UPDATE 8/15/07: Yosemite park rangers found the body of the missing subject on 8/14/07.

06/18/07, Monday, 09:30 – 02:00 Hours
Lost Hiker
Point Mugu State Park
A 48-year-old female hiker called 911 to report that she was lost in the Point Mugu State Park. The search team was able to locate the hiker along a trail and escort her out to the trail head. See the News Article for more information.

06/02/07, Saturday, 04:30 – 22:00 Hours
Missing Elderly Woman
Templeton, San Luis Obispo County
An elderly woman wandered away from a home in the rural area of Templeton on Friday morning. San Luis Obispo County requested mutual aid from search teams from Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara. Fifteen searchers from Ventura County including 8 members from the East Valley team responded. Teams searched the hills of the many 50 acre lots in the area and along stream beds. No sign of the missing woman was found in the search area. The search was suspended Saturday evening.

05/08/07, Tuesday, 05:30 – 20:00 Hours
Missing Man
San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County requested the East Valley team on a search for a missing despondent man in the San Miguel area. The subject was found deceased in a river bed near his home.

01/06/07, Sunday, 18:30 – 20:00 Hours
Missing 7-year-old Boy
Thousand Oaks
The East Valley team was called out to search for a missing seven-year-old boy who got separated from his parents while hiking in the hills south of Thousand Oaks. As the team started their search the boy was found by a mountain biker who reunited the boy with his parents.