April 2024

June In-Person Board Meeting

The next in-person Board workshop and meeting will be taking place the weekend of June 19 - 23 in Spokane, WA. The Board will be reviewing our financial status, educational programs, and the by-laws. If you are interested in attending, please contact Chris Boyer for details at 925-586-3357.

NASAR Board of Directors Election

Our annual election is coming up quickly. Nominations are accepted from June 1st through June 30^th. Serving on the Board is an exciting opportunity to help guide NASAR into the future. We have 2 director positions that will be open for 2025. If you have any questions or want a nomination packet, please contact the Elections Committee Chair, Jason Tartalone at exranger224@gmail.com

SARCON 2024

We are really excited about bringing SARCON 2024, our virtual annual conference to the membership June 21^st and 22^nd. We have a great line-up of speakers and topics. Members get to attend virtually for free as a member benefit. Non-members will have to pay $50 to attend.

Syrotuck Symposium

It was our pleasure to help sponsor the Syrotuck Symposium in Las Vegas, NV a few weeks ago. There were two excellent panels on Climate Change and Technology. Many thanks go to Amy Allbritton (WA State SAR Coordinator), Rick LaValla, and Chris Young for putting the conference together and selecting such great speakers.

Phoneless Taiwanese hiker trapped in ravine for 10 days alerts rescuers using water pipe

He'd tumbled 10m into the ravine with no cellphone to call for help

"HELP" sign on tiny Pacific island leads to Coast Guard and Navy rescue of 3 mariners stranded for over a week

Three mariners were rescued after they spelled out "HELP" with palm leaves on the beach. It marks the second time in four years that castaways were found on the same island.

Mountaineer survived 1,200-foot fall into Mount St. Helens crater, died trying to climb out, rescuers say

Rocky Shorey left footprints inside the crater near the rim before falling again.

16 hikers, mostly kids, stranded overnight on long distance hiking trail

The group was wet, cold and suffering from blisters after attempting to hike on the 40-mile trail

Police dog finds missing Florida toddler safe in woods after following scent from blanket

K-9 Midnight of the DeLand Police Department in Florida helped find a missing 3-year-old boy and reunited him with his family on Friday.

'No timeline' to recover 4 bodies after Baltimore bridge collapse, as cleanup begins

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called the recovery operation "complex" after a ship smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Officials have not given estimates on when the river will reopen to traffic.

Plane which took off from Colorado airport crashes in California, 2 dead

Two people were killed Saturday when a single-engine turboprop crashed near Lake Tahoe. The plane had left Centennial Airport earlier in the day.

Empty boat on S.F. Bay prompts search and rescue mission

The San Francisco Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard searched the bay "out of an abundance of caution," but no victims were immediately located.

Coconino Search and Rescue to purchase amphibious all-terrain utility vehicle

Approved to make the purchase during the Coconino County Board of Supervisors meeting on April 23, the sheriff's office cited the county's square miles and terrain as justification for the