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- From: Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>
- To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [MSAR] Pictures
- Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:21:15 -0700
We had a big kerfuffle within the New Mexico SAR community recently. A
dramatic search and rescue was made of a family trapped in their car.
While driving a NM highway in whiteout blizzard conditions, they slid off
the road into a ditch where the car was soon buried under 4 feet of snow
and they became trapped inside. They made a cell phone call for help,
and were located by SAR volunteers who searched a few miles of ditch with
avalance probes. This was a day-and-night search; the car was found at
3am.
A photo of the car window down in a hole in the snow was given by a SAR
responder to the family. The family passed it on to a reporter. The
story was picked up nationwide and many media outlets contacted NMSP PIO
and NMSARC PIO to request the photo or more information about the photo.
Neither PIO knew at the time who was the source of the photo.
You can see the photo in question all over the web, including here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/23/texas-family-rescued-from_0_n_1167788.html
Volunteer SAR responders are not mentioned specifically in most of the
news stories. We work under the state police and often only that agency
is mentioned. Incident Commander of this SAR mission was Nate Lay, who
works for Philmont Scout Ranch and volunteers for SAR both as a member
of Philmont SAR and as a NM SAR individual resource.
Una Smith
New Mexico
PS: A modern avalanche probe resembles a collapsible tent pole. In a
pinch you could use a tent pole. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalanche_rescue#Probes
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Re: [MSAR] How do you avoid trampling on evidence during aMSAR operation?,
David Skofstad, 01/26/2012
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Re: [MSAR] How do you avoid trampling on evidence during a MSAR operation?,
Joseph C. Huston, 01/26/2012
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Re: [MSAR] How do you avoid trampling on evidence during a MSARoperation?,
T'mi Finkle, 01/27/2012
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Re: [MSAR] Pictures,
IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 01/28/2012
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Re: [MSAR] Pictures,
T'mi Finkle, 01/28/2012
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Re: [MSAR] Pictures,
Una Smith, 01/28/2012
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[MSAR] Lake Conroe search,
Joseph C. Huston, 01/28/2012
- Re: [MSAR] Lake Conroe search, Una Smith, 01/28/2012
- Re: [MSAR] Lake Conroe search, IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 01/28/2012
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[MSAR] Lake Conroe search,
Joseph C. Huston, 01/28/2012
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Re: [MSAR] Pictures,
IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 01/28/2012
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Re: [MSAR] Pictures,
Bob Foster, 01/31/2012
- Re: [MSAR] Pictures, IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 01/31/2012
- Re: [MSAR] Pictures, Joseph C. Huston, 01/31/2012
- Re: [MSAR] Pictures, Thor Burfine, 01/31/2012
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Re: [MSAR] Pictures,
Bob Foster, 01/31/2012
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Re: [MSAR] Pictures,
Una Smith, 01/28/2012
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Re: [MSAR] Pictures,
T'mi Finkle, 01/28/2012
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Re: [MSAR] Pictures,
IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 01/28/2012
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Re: [MSAR] How do you avoid trampling on evidence during a MSARoperation?,
Bob Foster, 01/31/2012
- Re: [MSAR] How do you avoid trampling on evidence during a MSARoperation?, Marie Lester, 01/31/2012
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Re: [MSAR] How do you avoid trampling on evidence during a MSARoperation?,
T'mi Finkle, 01/27/2012
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Re: [MSAR] How do you avoid trampling on evidence during a MSAR operation?,
Joseph C. Huston, 01/26/2012
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