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Montrose Search & Rescue recap for January, 2014.

The Montrose Search & Rescue Team is comprised of local community members that are sworn reserve deputies and high risk volunteer members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. In addition to being certified EMT's, the team has members that are specially trained for underground/mine rescues as well as ice rescue. This results in the team often being called to other counties in California to assist with their rescues.

January was a busy month for the team with 10 call outs.

January Log 01-01 Rescue- Car over side-Angeles Crest Hwy

01-06 Search- possible body recovery- Angeles Crest Hwy

01-12 Rescue- Car over side-Angeles Crest Hwy

01-13 Rescue-body recovery- Angeles Crest Hwy

01-13 Rescue-mine rescue, body recovery- out of county

01-16 Assist-Colby Fire- Glendora

01-17 Search-overdue hikers-found-Switzers

01-18 Rescue-5 hikers stuck on cliff-Veterans Park

01-22 Search-hiker activated emergency beacon-Mt Waterman

01-26 Search-hiker overdue-found-Mt. Baden Powell

01-26 Search-hiker overdue-Mt Wilson

The Montrose Search & Rescue Team is always seeking community members that want to volunteer their time by saving lives and reuniting lost hikers with their families. To learn more, attend the monthly meeting held the first Wednesday of each month, at the CV Sheriff Station, 4554 Briggs Avenue, La Crescenta at 7:30 pm.

Before you leave, please fill out LASD HIKING PLAN sheet and provide to a loved one to hold onto just in case something happens to a member of your hiking/camping expedition. Or, if you know someone going on a hike, ask them to fill out this easy form, so that it will help your mind at ease. You can download the form by visiting: HIKING PLAN Sheet http://file.lacounty.gov/lasd/cms1_163961.pdf

Los Angeles County Reserve Sheriff's deputies and many other highly trained and brave rescuers volunteer for $1.00 a year. Also, full time rescuers from sheriff's departments and fire departments fly, drive, hike, swim and rappel in to effect rescues on a regular basis.

The people who were rescued came from all of the world, yet most were local; none ever expected their lives to be at such risk, or the need to be rescued. Many nearly lost their lives.

Photos are file photos.

By Sergeant Burton Brink

Captain Bill I. Song

Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 4554 Briggs Ave., La Crescenta, CA 91214 Phone: (818) 248-3464

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