March 31, SAR Staff, Air Squadron began a response to Northern Washoe to search for an overdue family from Denio. The family safely made it to their destination before deployment.

March 23, SAR staff, Hasty Team, WCSAR, and SVU responded to the sheep meadow at Mt. Rose for a search of an overdue family on snow mobile. The family was quickly located approximately 100-yards from the highway.

March 22, SAR staff WCSAR and SVU responded to the area of the Dog Skin Mts. for a search of 4-subjects overdue on ATV's from Lemmon Valley. The subjects self-rescued after being stuck in the snow.

March 18, SAR staff and WOOF members assisted Washoe Detectives with a search for evidence related to an unsolved homicide case in Lemmon Valley.

March 9, SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Verdi to assist Fire with a possible vehicle extrication. The vehicle was unoccupied.

March 8, SAR staffand Hasty Team responded to the Geiger Grade Lookout in Storey County to assist fire with a possible auto extrication over the edge in a gulley. The vehicle was unoccupied at the scene.

March 2, SAR staff, WCSAR and SVU responded to Winnemucca Ranch Road near the Fort Sage Mountains to rescue 2-subjects and a dog in a stuck vehicle. The vehicle was mired in wet snow.

February 23, SAR staff, Hasty Team and WCSAR responded to Diamond Peak Ski Resort to search for an out of bounds snow boarder.

February 16th, SAR staff, SVU, WCSAR, Hasty Team, and COMM Unit responded to Gateway Drive with the mobile command post to conduct an evidence search related to the Denison death investigation.

February 15, SAR staff and SVU assisted Washoe Sheriff's Patrol to retrieve a stolen vehicle in the hills above the Stead airport property.

February 14, SAR staff and Hasty Team assisted Reno Fire to retrieve a submerged golf cart from a pond at the Rosewood golf course.   

February 12, SAR staff responded to Fish Springs to assist WCSO Patrol of a possible shooting victim in the area. The victim was located at a residence and had only been battered. 

February 11, SAR staff, WCSAR, Hasty Team, and SVU members responded to Bartley Ranch Park for a search related to the the Brianna Denison investigation. Area searched with no findings related to the investigation. 

February 10, SAR staff and SVU members responded to Keystone Canyon for a recovery of clothing found by a private citizen. SVU members assisted WCSO Patrol personnel to the area where the clothing was photographed and collected. 

February 9, SAR staff, WCSAR, Hasty Team, and SVU members responded to Incline Village to assist NHP for a possible injured subject that was reported ejected from a vehicle accident. The information was unfounded.

February 6, SAR staff was notified of a possible ELT by a local private pilot in the area north of Cold Springs. Air Squadron members flew the area with no signal detected. Airports and AFRCC checked negative.

February 2, SAR staff, WCSAR, Hasty Team and SVU responded to the Verdi side of Dog Valley to rescue 5-persons stuck in 2-vehicles. Subjects were escorted out by snow cat and the vehicles left at the scene. 

January 29, SAR staff, Hasty Team, WCSAR, and SVU responded to Rancho San Rafael to assist Reno PD with a search for an intoxicated 14-year old male. The subject was later located at a friend's residence in an attempt to elude authorities.

 January 20, SAR staff, WCSAR, SVU, Hasty Team, and WOOF responded to a residence on Mackay Court to assist Reno PD for an urban search of an abducted 19-year old female. The search operations continued throughout the month of January.

 January 20, SAR staff , WCSAR, Hasty Team, and SVU responder to the Mount Rose Summit for a search for a missing 11-year old female on snow shoes. During the response the child was located at the family's vehicle at the sheep meadow. 

January 13, SAR staff, WCSAR, SVU, and Hasty team responded to the Verdi side of Dog Valley to search for a lost hiker on snow shoes. The subject was off the trail and gave his GPS location by cell phone for a back country team to hike him out. The roads and trails in Dog Valley were only accessible by snowcat or snowmobile. 

January 10, SAR staff, WCSAR, Hasty Team, and SVU responded to the Sheep Meadow at Mount Rose to rescue an out of bounds skier in the Ophir Creek drainage. The subject was located by Mt. Rose ski patrol and escorted to Davis Creek park.

January 7, SAR staff and Hasty Team responded to the Truckee River at Mustang to assist Washoe County Detectives in the recovery of a deceased person found in the river. 

January 5, SAR staff, WCSAR and Hasty Team responded to Fernley to assist Lyon County with the flood from the farm district levy breach. Residents were assisted by HT anf Fire personnel in inflatables as the water was subsiding.

January 4, SAR staff, Hasty Team, and SVU responded to Goni Rd. in Carson City to assist Carson SAR in rescuing 3 subjects stranded in vehicles with the snowcat near McClellan Peak.

December 28, SAR staff, WCSAR and SVU responded to Pershing Co. northwest of Toulon to search for two overdue bird hunters. The subjects were found on a canyon road in the Sahwave Mountain range after their vehicle had slid off the trail into a ravine. The subjects had stomped "Help" in the snow along the road to alert rescuers. 

December 24, SAR staff, Hasty Team, and WCSAR was notified of a possible plane down in the north sky near Winnemucca Ranch Road.  After a hasty search the object was determined to be a meteorite and cleared unfounded. 

December 23, SAR staff, WCSAR, and SVU responded to Chimney Dr. in Sun Valley to search for a missing male adult in a suspicious circumstance where he walked into the  west hills from where he left his car the night before. During the search a deceased male adult was located by RAVEN and pronounced by SAR members at the scene. The deceased male was incidental to the search and after identification, had not been reported missing. The missing subject walked out to the search command and stated he had walked in the desert to pray to god with no intent to create a search for him.

December 22, SAR staff, Hasty Team, WCSAR, and SVU responded to Lupin Dr. in Sun Valley for a search of a despondent female adult who walked off into the east hills. The female was located several hours into the search at a women's shelter where she took refuge for the night.

December 17, SAR staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to the area north of a Fernley truck stop to search for a subject that had walked away from a roll-over vehicle accident. Footprints of the subject were found leading to the truck stop parking lot, and the subject was later located at a relatives house in Fernley by Lyon Co. SO.

December 12, SAR staff responded to the area of Galetti Way to assist Sparks Police in locating an escaped mental patient with a violent history. The subject was located approximately 300 yards from the facility in an unconscious state and was transported to Renown medical by REMSA.

December 2, SAR staff, WCSAR and SVU responded to the Washoe County side of Dog Valley to search for 2 overdue subjects on ATV's who were camping with other friends in Mitchell Canyon. During the early morning, a private property owner on FR-192 fired a warning shot as WCSAR members were in and near his driveway. The property owner was contacted by SAR staff and deputies, and the ATV riders self-rescued out at Bordertown after first light.  

Nov. 18, SAR staff, WCSAR, and SVU responded to a distressed hiker on the Mount Rose trail approximately 2 miles in from the summit parking area. The rescue call was initiated as "medical" and N. Lake Tahoe Fire responded by canceling SAR. 45 minutes into the call, Incline dispatch notified SAR staff after Fire had not made contact with the subject. The subject was contacted 90 minutes into the call with no medical needed. SVU assisted fire personnel with winching out one of their ATV's.  

Nov 7, SAR staff, WCSAR, Hasty Team, SVU, and RAVEN responded to Incline Village at Sierra college to search for an endangered grossly intoxicated 19-year old male seen wandering off into the woods. Subject was located the next morning at a friends condo.

Nov. 5, SAR staff, WCSAR, and Air Squadron responded to the N/E side of Pyramid Lake to assist Tribal and SPD in locating 2-overdue subject in a 4x4 vehicle. The subject were seen walking along the shoreline by Tribal Rangers and were contacted by a rescue team that drove in from the restricted Needles area. 

Nov. 2, SAR Staff, Hasty Team, WCSAR, and SVU responded to South Carson City to assist Carson SAR in the search of a missing 9-year old boy. The boy was located deceased in a shed on an adjoining property that had been set on fire.

Nov. 2, SAR staff and Hasty Team responded to Stead airport on a report of a down plane. The single passenger aircraft had crashed within the airport property and the pilot was killed. RPD made the necessary notifications.

Oct. 28, SAR staff, WCSAR, and SVU responded to 3125 Heatherridge to assist RPD with an evidence search relating to a multiple homicide death investigation.

October 26, SAR staff and 3-WOOF members responded to Humbolt County to assist in a search with Type-1 cadaver scenting dogs for the remains of a missing adult male.

Oct. 23, SAR staff, SVU, and WCSAR responded to Dog Valley at the request of Sierra County SO to seach for an overdue wood cutter from the Antelope Valley area. The subject was safely found after he wandered from his vehicle and became lost in search of other areas to cut wood.

Oct. 10, SAR staff, SVU, Air Squadron, and WCSAR responded to northern Washoe County in hunt area-014 to search for an overdue deer hunter. The subject was found driving out on the Fox Mountain access road toward Gerlach.

Oct.1-SAR staff and WCSAR responded to the Double Diamond business area at the request of RPD to search for a despondant female adult who fled on foot from family members at a local business. The subject was not found until the next day when a citizen reported a suspicious female walking on Offenhauser Drive.

Sept 25-SAR staff, WCSAR, Hasty Team, CARDA responded back to the Geary Street residence to assist RPD with locating the missing 82-year old subject with a scent tracking dog. The subject was discovered deceased inside a crawl space within the confines of the attic of his residence. 

Sept 23rd and 25th, 2007 - SAR staff and SVU responded to Stampede Dam Reservoir to assist Sierra County Sheriff's Deputies conducting a water search for a missing fisherman who fell  overboard after catching a fish.  The subject was found washed ashore near the area of where his boat was found on Sept 29. 

Sept 21, 2007- SAR staff, WCSAR, SVU, Hasty Team, and K-9 members assisted RPD in the search of a missing 82-year old male from a Geary Street residence. The subject was not located in the open neighborhood areas.

Sept 17 and 19, 2007 - SAR staff, WCSAR, and Hasty Team members conducted 2- evidence searches for RPD Detectives regarding a homicide/death investigation at a Thoma Street apartment complex and the Truckee River at the Downtown River Walk. Evidence related to the case was found on Sept 19 in the river by HT members.  

Sept. 16, 2007 - SAR staff and WCSAR responded to the Mount Rose Trail area by the NDOT station to search for an overdue hiker. The subject was found by SAR personnel walking along the highway back to his vehicle after he overshot the trail.  

Sept. 14, 2007 - SAR staff conducted a search to locate an armed suicidal subject in the hills above Palamino Valley. The subject had returned home the following morning and was contacted by WCSO personnel. 

Sept. 12, 2007 - WCSAR, Hasty Team, and SVU responded to Lake Tahoe at Sand Harbor on a report of an airplane spewing smoke and believed to have crashed. At the scene it was quickly determined that it was an aerobatic plane that was not in distress.

Sept.10-15, 2007 - SAR staff, SVU, Hasty Team, and WCSAR members responded to Lyon and Mineral Counties to again assist with the Steve Fossett search.   

Sept. 9, 2007-SAR staff, Hasty Team and SVU members responded to the area of the Thunderbird Lodge at Lake Tahoe to rescue 2 distressed subjects in Kayaks. Both subjects were rescued by Coast Guard personnel prior to Washoe SAR arrival. 

Sept. 6-8, 2007 - SAR staff and Air Squadron members were contacted to assist with the search efforts for missing pilot Steve Fossett. AIR Squadron members flew several mission over Washoe County.

Sept. 6, 2007 - SAR staff and SVU were requested to use side-scan sonar at Walker Lake in an attempt to locate missing pilot Steve Fossett.  

Sept. 3, 2007-SAR staff responded to the Stead airport on a report of an air race trial plane that caught fire. The high performance plane aborted takeoff from a brake malfunction which caught the brush and plane on fire at the end of the runway. SAR staff made notification to FAA and no reported injuries.

Sept. 1, 2007-WCSAR and SVU responded to the Jumbo Grade area to assist Storey County on 2 stranded ATV riders. The riders were inexperienced and called 911 after driving into a steep area they could not get out. The subjects were located and assisted by Storey County personnel before WCSO SAR personnel arrived.  

Sept. 1, 2007-Sheriffs Hasty Team, WCSAR, and Air Squadron responded to the Truckee River east of Sparks on a report of an overdue rafter. The subject was found walking out on Larkin Circle after an night spent out of heavy drinking.

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