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On Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at approximately 11 p.m., the Montrose Search and Rescue Team were called to the Switzer Falls, Angeles National Forest, to search for two missing hikers. A daughter of one of the missing persons called Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station and reported the hikers missing after they failed to answer her calls and did not show up for dinner.
Rescuing deputies found one of the missing person's vehicle in the parking lot of the Switzer Falls' picnic area.
The volunteer members of the Sheriff's Montrose Search and Rescue team responded to Switzer Falls, Angeles National Forest. Once the team arrived on scene, field team one deployed down Reds Trail to the bottom of the Arroyo Canyon. Once at the bottom, they heard a male who told them he was stuck on the hillside approximately two to three hundred feet off the canyon floor. Team members realized how steep and rugged the terrain was and requested Sheriff's Air Rescue to assist.
The man also told deputies his brother was approximately one mile up the trail. Confirming the first victim was not injured and was in a secure spot on the hillside, other deputies continued up the canyon in search for the second victim. Sheriff's Rescue Air 7 assisted in the search; however, due to the weather and vast search area, they were unable to locate him.
Meanwhile, Sheriff's Air Rescue 5 responded to the initial location and hoisted the first victim and deputies to safety.
Deputies located the second victim a short time later, and directed Sheriff's Air Rescue 5 to his location for an air extraction. The victim was slightly dehydrated, and very tired.
Both victims were airlifted to mile marker 27.30 on Angeles Crest Highway. Both victims refused medical treatment by the Air 5 deputy paramedics and were released.
*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
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Sergeant Mark Slater
Captain Dave Sliversparre
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Crescenta Valley Station
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