On Friday, June 22, 2012, at approx. 2:30 PM, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies from Crescenta Valley Station, along with U.S. Department of Forestry personnel checked the license plate of a vehicle found parked in the Stonyvale Picnic area parking lot of the Angeles National Forest.
The vehicle was found to belong to a reported missing person, Ertug Ergun, from Bakersfield, CA. who had been reported missing to the Bakersfield Police Department on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.
A body was found on Saturday, June 30 in the Angeles National Forest that the Office of the Los Angeles County Coroner has now identified as Ertug Ergun. Requests for information about the cause of death need to be directed to the Office of the Los Angeles County Coroner.
Ertug Ergun was an engineer from the country of Turkey who worked and resided in the Bakersfield area. He was an avid hiker and had told co-workers he was going on a hike.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Montrose Search and Rescue Team from Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station was activated to search the area for Mr Ergun. Search teams, as well as search dogs and helicopters were used to search the rugged area of hiking trails from the parking area where the missing person's car was located.
On Sunday, June 23, over 60 Los Angeles County Sheriff's personnel from the Montrose, Santa Clarita, Antelope Valley and Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Teams assisted in the search. Helicopters, search dogs, horses (Mounted Posse), ground search teams and vehicles were used.
In addition to full-time Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department personnel, Sheriff's reserves and volunteers had collectively spent more than 600 hours searching for Mr. Ergun.
The Montrose Search & Rescue Team and Off-Road Motorcycle Enforcement Team of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station, searched areas south of Mount Lucas, and deputies continued the grid search of possible routes out of the forest, before Mr. Ergun's body was discovered by other hikers.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Search & Rescue Team members are highly skilled and participate in over 450 search and rescue operations each year.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team personnel are reserve sheriff's deputies who volunteer their time to help others for $1 a year, and who partner with sheriff's civilian volunteers who volunteer for free. There are over 150 members of the eight Search and Rescue teams of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who were activated for over 450 search and rescue missions last year, making it one of the most active counties for search and rescue missions in the nation. Reserve deputies and civilian volunteers are supervised by full-time sheriff's deputies. If interested in joining our team, call 818-248-3464.
Sgt. Burton Brink Community Relations Coordinator
Montrose Search and Rescue Team
Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
www.CrescentaValley.lasd.org
(818) 248-3464
*Enjoy Nature - Plan your Hike by filling out the Sheriff's Department's HIKING PLAN SHEET:
http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_163961.pdf
Hiking/Camping is a fun way to get family and friends together to enjoy the outdoors and to get some physical activity. However, you should always be prepared for the unexpected. You should tell family and friends what your plans are and provide a list of who will be going with you. That's why the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department would like to remind the residents of Los Angeles County that having a hiking / camping plan is crucial to survival in case of an emergency.
Before you leave, please fill out Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Hiking Plan sheet and provide to a loved one to hold onto just in case something happens to a member of your hiking/camping expedition. You can download the form by visiting:
If you would like more information on how to prepare for your hiking / camping trip, please visit the Center for Disease Control's camping website at http://www.cdc.gov/family/camping/
The Montrose Search and Rescue Team personnel are reserve sheriff's deputies who volunteer their time to help others for $1 a year, and who partner with sheriff's civilian volunteers who volunteer for free. There are over 150 members of the eight Search and Rescue teams of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who were activated for over 450 search and rescue missions last year, making it one of the most active counties for search and rescue missions in the nation. Reserve deputies and civilian volunteers are supervised by full-time sheriff's deputies.
Did you know? There are over 850 LASD reserve sheriff's deputies who work patrol, jails, search and rescue, motorcycle patrol, mounted posse, investigations, and more, as team members of the second largest policing agency in the nation. http://lasdreserve.org/
The Crescenta Valley Station Reserve Coordinator is Sergeant Burton Brink (818) 248-4018
Content Contact Information:
Sergeant Mark Slater
Captain Dave Sliversparre
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Crescenta Valley Station
(818) 248-3464
www.CrescentaValley.lasd.org
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