Missing Lake Tahoe skier rescued in same area as previous day SAR training
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/11/2016 - 4:30pm
Douglas County Search and Resuce (DCSAR) spent Saturday doing technical training on the eastern slopes of the Carson Range. Heavenly Mountain Resort allowed the members to ride the Gondola and Tamarack chair before the resort opened to the public so that the training could focus on safely traveling down to the valley, as would be required on a real rescue.
They didn't have to wait long to use their finely tuned skills since they were called out to the resort on Sunday after a skier became lost in the same general area. DCSAR was able to safely locate and rescue the unidentified person.
The training session involved navigation in avalanche terrain, a technical rope scenario, and a mock patient transport in a ski toboggan.
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