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Injured Hikers Bring Out Best in Madera Sheriff’s SAR Team

Injured hikers are keeping the search-and-rescue team at the Madera County Sheriff's Office busy. Last Saturday, 20 members rescued a 29-year-old hiker who fell along Willow Creek. The rescue took about two hours because she had to be taken across the creek using a ropes system. The Daly City resident then...

Searchers Looking for Fresno Teen Missing in Utah Canyon

Update: Police in Salt Lake City say the missing 17-year old hiker has been found alive. 17-year-old missing hiker found alive. @UPDSL @KUTV2News pic.twitter.com/V65GkMsAn6 — mike sadowski (@sadowski_mike) January 3, 2020 Authorities on Friday launched a search in a canyon east of metro Salt Lake City for a missing 17-year-old...

New Technology Helps Search Teams Find People in Wilderness

HONOLULU — Yesenia D'Alessandro loaded a GPS tracking app on her cellphone and trudged into a remote Hawaii forest, joining more than 100 other volunteers in the search for a missing hiker. She climbed through muddy ravines, crossed streams and faced steep drop-offs in the thick tangle of trees and...

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