A teenager attempting to vault over railings separating steam vents from the walking path at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park managed to land in a 25ft fissure in the earth spouting steam. His parents contacted the park’s search and rescue and they were able to rappel down and yank him out without too much trouble. To [ more... ]

Here’s a thought: Drinking and reporting your brother lost to authorities don’t mix. South Lake Tahoe search and rescue spent more than $40,000 looking for 24-year-old snowboarder Corey Hoffman, 24, who got separated from his brother on last run and disappeared after allegedly pounding drinks at a Heavenly Valley bar. Hoffman wasn’t lost in the [ more... ]

In the state of Wyoming existing laws put search and rescue volunteers at risk of being sued if something goes wrong in an attempted rescue…Or even if nothing goes wrong. A new law would distinguish between search and rescue volunteers and sheriff’s deputies/other public agency officials. The bill would raise the threshold for naming individual [ more... ]