7/28/24 - Lane County Sheriff's Youth Search & Rescue Conducts Mission To Rescue Hiker On The Pacific Crest Trail (Photo) -07/31/24
On Sunday, July 28th, Lane County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue, including recently graduated members of the Youth SAR program, responded to a remote area east of Waldo Lake on the Pacific Crest Trail for a hiker suffering from a medical issue. SAR members located the hiker, a 65-year-old woman on her 12th day of the Oregon section of the trail. After providing initial medical care, SAR members carried her two and a half miles utilizing a stretcher equipped with a support wheel. She was then transported by ambulance to an area hospital.
In total, 16 volunteers responded. Thanks to our incredible volunteers who assisted with this mission – while volunteers also staffed the medical booth at the Lane County Fair.
Nearly every week, Sheriff's Search & Rescue volunteers assist our residents in all types of environments. Learn more about our Search & Rescue program and other volunteer opportunities at www.lanecounty.org/government/county_departments/sheriff_s_office/volunteers
