News From Around The County
OLD STATION, Calif. — Deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Department were instrumental in helping to locate two vehicles and their occupants after their vehicles became stuck in deep snow late Saturday afternoon, Dec. 19. The rescue happened on a Forest Service access road off Ash Pan Road in Old Station, according to officials. LEADING THE […]
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UPDATE: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2:30 p.m. See Original Story below. WHITMORE, Calif. — Friends and family of a Redding woman found missing after spending six days lost in the forest are praising the efforts of the Whitmore community and other volunteers who helped search for the missing woman, as well as search and rescue members who ultimately found and rescued […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities say the search for a six-year-old girl ended when the young victim was located about a mile from the Shasta County campground she had gone missing from late Saturday afternoon, May 23. The search and rescue operation was kicked off after the girl’s father reported that she had gone missing while she and her five-year-old […]
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SHASTA COUNTY — When Shasta County Search and Rescue volunteers are not actively working on missions they require constant training to ensure they are always ready at a moment’s notice to respond to any and all types of incidents. Those incidents could involve remote area rescues of stranded and/or injured hikers or off-road enthusiasts, helping search for missing persons, water […]
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MONTGOMERY CREEK — Authorities say Search and Rescue members and other emergency personnel were instrumental in helping to locate and rescue two off-road enthusiasts after their side-by-side utility vehicle suffered a mechanical failure, leaving the pair stranded for several hours Tuesday evening, Jan. 21. The pair, who are both Cal Fire firefighters, reportedly spent about seven hours walking back toward […]
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COLORADO RIVER — An elderly man from Menifee was rescued Thursday, Oct. 10, after spending the night stranded after his inner tube flattened and he failed to return to his party the previous day. The man’s disappearance triggered an extensive search and rescue operation that ended when deputies searching the river on a Sheriff’s patrol boat located the stranded man […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Apr. 25, 6 a.m. With updates regarding recovery of dogUPDATED: Tuesday, Apr. 24, 9 p.m. With additional information from SCSO and family SEE ORIGINAL AND UPDATED STORIES AND ALL SCSO RELEASES AND PHOTOGRAPHS BELOW FALL RIVER MILLS — The desperate search for a missing “at-risk” 71-year-old woman, last seen five days ago when she went for a walk with […]
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According to Riverside County Sheriff’s officials, public safety is everybody’s business and the department provides citizens with countless volunteer opportunities to serve their community. During last month’s Volunteer Appreciation week, sheriff’s officials from all over the county showed their volunteers appreciation in many ways, including banquets, luncheons, presenthttps://myrcns.com/2017/05/06/riverside-county…itizens-to-serve/ations, gifts and in social media posts. Officials at the department’s Hemet/Valle Vista Sheriff’s and […]
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