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Tagged: Search and Rescue

Hiker Wants Helicopter Ride to his Car

  • by Mike Bodine
  • in News
  • — 22 Jun, 2018

… but then changes his mind when ‘copter arrives A hiker used his personal satellite location device to call for help on the Mount Whitney Trail on June 14. When[…]

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A Gentlemen’s Agreement

  • by Abagael Giles
  • in Featured · Mountain Town News · News
  • — 9 Feb, 2018

Counties in California opt not to bill each other for the cost of rescuing each other’s citizens In the State of California, County Sheriff’s Offices have the ability to bill[…]

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The Slide for Life: Don’t Get Caught

  • by Abagael Giles
  • in Featured · Mountain Town News · Sports and Outdoors
  • — 28 Apr, 2017

Spring conditions bring new and unexpected avalanche dangers On Friday, April 21, at approximately 4 p.m., Inyo County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO)received notification of a potential fatality on the Mountaineer’s Route[…]

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SAR Teams Find Body of John Lee

  • by Abagael Giles
  • in News · Sports and Outdoors
  • — 29 Jul, 2016

On Monday, July 18, at 4 a.m., 68-year-old John Lee of Mentone, CA set out to hike Mount Whitney.  Lee and three friends hiked out of Whitney Portal with the[…]

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