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Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:49
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Subject: Re: [MSAR] Training/City
Searches
Texas EquuSearch has often used MSAR in the city/suburban areas to
look for missing persons (not fleeing suspects). This includes horses, ATVs,
mountain bikers (Houston is very flat of course), and some off road
motorcyles. They are very useful along waterways, utility right of ways,
railroad tracks, parks, etc. It always amazes me how much "open space" there
is in a metro area like Houston. MSAR also has the height advantage of looking
into backyards fenced with 6' cedar plank fencing as well. It does require a
seasoned horse and rider that won't spook in traffic or when that "monster" on
a bicyle comes at them on a trail.
Jeff Ezell
Houston
On Tue Oct 9 8:44 ,
una.smith@att.net sent:
snip...
> If a person is lost in the city would you join in the
search?
Yes. However it is unlikely that we would be called.
Cities have municipal
police and most of them seem to think New Mexico
state SAR resources are for
use only in wilderness. Also, searches in
populated places more often than
not involve crimes, and police are
better prepared than most SAR volunteers
for those missions. Etc. SAR
gets called more often for suburban and urban
searches when the subject
is a small child.
Una Smith
New
Mexico
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