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(Press Releases from Mono County Sheriff’s Department)

On Friday, August 3, 2012, at approximately 8:00 pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch received a call regarding the report of a missing 11-year old girl from the Mountain View, CA area.

Mono County Deputies and Investigators began the search for the missing girl. She was last seen at her residence in Mountain View getting ready to leave for a camping trip with a friend and his family. The family was supposed to be camping around the Bridgeport area. When the girl did not check in with her mother to say that she had arrived at the campsite safely, her mother called the Mono County Sheriff’s Department to report her daughter missing.

On Saturday, August 4, 2012, at approximately 2:00 pm, Mono County Deputies located the vehicle the girl was said to be traveling in at the Walker General Store in the Walker/Coleville area. Deputies made contact with the vehicle owner who confirmed he had the missing girl and she was safe at the campsite. Deputies went to the Leavitt Meadows campground to ensure the girl was in fact there and safe. Deputies made contact with the girl, she was safe, and didn’t have the opportunity to call her mother due to poor cell phone reception in the campground. The mother was notified that her daughter was located and was safe.

Aid to an Injured Hiker at Hilton Lakes

On Sunday, August 5, 2012, the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue (SAR) Team responded in aid of an injured hiker around Hilton Lakes. The 58-year-old female, an off-duty nurse, and her friend were hiking a rock slope at about 11,000’ above Hilton Lakes. She slipped and fell down onto some rocks that were wet from the thunder storms the previous evening. She sustained an ankle injury and was unable to safely descent the steep terrain. Her friend made camp for her and hiked out to the Rock Creek Pack Station and called 911 for help.

The SAR team was dispatched to the area. Efforts to obtain helicopter assistance to aid in the evacuation were made but were delayed due to capable resources being busy during this time of year. Sixteen SAR members responded and staged at the pack station. A check of the area revealed a ground, carry out could be initiated safely.

Ground teams were able to locate the victim with the help of her friend. The victim was assessed and placed into a wheeled litter. The team transported her back to the pack station where she was driven by her friend to Mammoth Hospital for treatment.

Aid to an Injured Hiker on the Sherwin Lakes trail

On Friday, August 3, 2012, the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue (SAR) Team responded in aid of an 11-year-old female, who was hiking with her family on the Sherwin Lakes trail. She had twisted her ankle on a rock resulting in a fall that injured her knee.  She was unable to continue the hike out. Her father, a medical geriatric care manager, called 911 and requested help in evacuating his daughter from the trail.

The SAR team was dispatched to the area. Ten SAR members responded. Ground teams were able to locate the family on the trail and evacuate the victim. She was transported back to the trailhead by wheeled litter and taken to Mammoth Hospital via her family for further treatment.

Aid to an Injured Hiker on the Donohue Pass

On Saturday, August 4, 2012, the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue (SAR) Team responded in aid of an injured hiker on the Donohue Pass. The 58-year-old female was hiking with her friend on the trail near Donohue Pass. The terrain was wet due to a recent thunderstorm. The subject fell down onto some rocks sustaining injuries to her right knee and left ankle. The two hikers were able to camp overnight on the southeast side of Donohue Pass. She determined her injuries were serious enough, after resting awhile, that she would be unable to continue on the hike or exit the backcountry. Her friend hiked to a location that had cell phone reception and called 911 requesting evacuation by a pack horse or mule. Mono County Sheriff’s Dispatch received the call via Kings Canyon National Park.

Personnel from the local Pack Station and from the Tuolumne Stables were contacted. Both were unable to evacuate the victim due to staff shortages and the nature of the injuries and the risk of falling off a horse.

Due to the location, Yosemite National Park was contacted. Their helicopter was able to respond to the area and locate the victim. The helicopter then transported her to medical facilities in the park for further evaluation and treatment.

 

 

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