Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit helps rescue injured mountain biker

Monday, January 16, 2012

Volunteers, firefighters and deputies helped rescue a mountain biker who was reported injured after dark Saturday on a trail near Idyllwild, a sheriff's sergeant said.

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Grand County SAR rescues man buried up to his neck in avalanche

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Following an avalanche along Berthoud Pass Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued a warning for backcountry adventurers.  Read more.

Santa Barbara SAR searching for men lost in Mojave Desert

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Eight members of Santa Barbara’s Search and Rescue Team (SAR) will soon travel to the Mojave Desert area to help look for two men who went missing last weekend. Read more.

Summit County Rescue Group and National Guard helo rescue hikers from Quandary Peak

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

An overnight rescue mission on Quandary Peak last weekend ended successfully, with an Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter landing on the summit of the 14,265-foot peak Sunday to evacuate a pair of tired climbers and several members of the Summit County Rescue Group.  Read more.

Sierra Madre recovers victim in mine shaft

Saturday, December 03, 2011

Over the Thanksgiving weekend the all-volunteer L.A. County Sheriff’s Department mine rescue team, including members of Sierra Madre Search and Rescue, responded to Placer County to recover a body located a quarter-mile from the surface in an active gold mine.  Read more.