Saguache County Search & Rescue

🔥Hey, amazing community members!🔥

We hope you had a fantastic weekend! We're thrilled to finally show you the official poster for our annual fundraiser. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Also, stay tuned this week for some sneak peeks at the incredible and exciting items that will be featured in our silent auction this year.

You won’t want to miss it!

Saguache SAR is appreciative of REACH Air Medical Services. Reach 29 came down to train with us this afternoon. We re-certified our annual lift ticket and practiced patient loading both shut down and with rotors running (hot loading).

UPDATE 6/6/24, 12:46 AM: Arnold has been FOUND and he is SAFE! Many thanks to all who shared this post! 💙

🛑URGENT: 9 YEAR OLD CHILD FROM , CO SINCE 7:09PM TONIGHT🛑

🔵Arnold Creel was last seen around 311 Ross Ave. at 7:09pm tonight (6/5/24).

🔵Arnold is 4 feet tall and he weighs 60 lbs.

🔵Arnold was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt and blue jeans.

If anyone has seen Arnold or knows of his whereabouts, please contact the immediately at 719-589-5807.

Please do not report tips to this page. Please report them to the number listed above. Remember, you can always report your tip anonymously.

See if you can find the hikers

Southern Colorado law enforcement enter second day of searching for missing 3-year-old with special needs The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is searching for a 3-year-old with special needs.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Thinking of moms everywhere today. Happy Mother’s Day, thank you for all you are, give and do!

A cool, cloudy and rainy day expected for the plains, with mountain snow expected for elevations above 8,500ft. Some rumbles of thunder will be possible across the area today as well. This cooler and wetter trend will continue through the weekend.

HAPPY EASTER!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Thank you for your service

Our hearts are broken. Steve Zuckerman, a full-time paramedic with Eagle County Paramedic Services, died while responding to a backcountry rescue call today in Vail. He was 61 years old.

“Steve was one of the helpers,” said Eagle County Paramedic Services CEO Brandon Daruna. “He never missed an opportunity to contribute and his death leaves a giant void in our organization and community.”

Steve worked Beaver Creek Ski Patrol for more than 25 years and started as a part-time paramedic with Eagle County Paramedic Services in April 2008. He joined our full-time staff in May 2013. He was a member of the Search and Rescue team, a field trainer and was in training as a critical care paramedic. He also served as medical director for the World Cup races in Beaver Creek.

In a social media post for Eagle County Paramedic Services, Steve wrote, “EMS is a team sport and I work on an amazing team. Each day brings new challenges and new opportunities to practice field emergency medicine and to make a small difference.”

Steve made a difference every day; there are really no words.

2/10/24 14:13 hours
Saguache SAR was called out for the first mission of the year today. Dispatch received a notification of an InReach device activation. SAR responded to the area on Cochetope Pass. Contact was made with the subject and a text message sent by the InReach was misinterpreted by family. Everything was 10-4. A great way to knock the rust off of our SAR personnel! 😀 Great views too!

🔥🚨Attention🚨🔥

Hello Everyone! Just a friendly reminder from the Villa Grove/Bonanza Fire Department: if you’re planning a controlled burn, remember to give the Sheriff’s office a call at 719-655-2544 beforehand. Thank you and stay safe!

More snow is on the way. A Special Avalanche Advisory is in effect for mountainous areas of Colorado through Monday. There is CONSIDERABLE (Level 3 of 5) avalanche danger across much of the state, and the danger will climb further with more storms expected during the weekend.

New snow and winds through the holiday weekend will increase the avalanche danger statewide. Very dangerous avalanche conditions will develop in some regions, with the most dangerous conditions developing Saturday afternoon and into Sunday. This new snow will overload a fragile snowpack, creating dangerous avalanche conditions. Go to Colorado.gov/avalanche to check the forecast for changing conditions.

Wishing everyone a Healthy & Happy New Year! Many Thanks to all of our volunteers for their dedication and hard work this past year.
Saguache County Search and Rescue
2023 End of Year Report
No SAR personnel were injured during any training or field operation.

2023 Mission Summary

Total Calls for Service 46
Teams Deployed to Field 39 (84.8%)
Total Rescuer Hours 1,158
Total Rescuer Miles Driven 8,484
Total Persons Rescued 55
Deceased Persons Recovered 1
Missing Persons Not Located 1

Scenario:
Non-Emergent/Service Call 8.7%
Accidental/False Call 6.5%
Assist Law Enforcement 13.0%
Lost 21.7%
Stranded 21.7%
Overdue 10.9%
Traumatic Injury 10.9%
Medical Emergency 26.1%
Special Circumstances:
Technical Skills Required 21.8%
Aircraft/Drone Utilized 17.4%
Mutual Aid to or from Another Agency 47.8%
Command Transferred to another Agency 8.7%

~ So Others May Live ~

Happy Thanksgiving!

Person pulled 200 feet up Colorado cliffside after launching vehicle "into the abyss" | OutThere Colorado A scary situation unfolded on Saturday in Colorado's La Plata Canyon, when an ATV "plummeted into the abyss" below a feature known as 'The Notch,' leaving the driver of the

Dog stayed by missing hiker’s body in Colorado national forest for months The body of a Pagosa Springs man missing since August was found in the San Juan National Forest on Oct. 30 with his Jack Russell Terrier, Finney, still alive and by his side.

Great work in difficult conditions

Thank you Veterans

A winter storm will impact the mountainous areas of Saguache County beginning tonight through Sunday. This storm will affect all mountain ranges in Saguache County: The Sangre de Cristo, Sawatch and La Garita Mountains. Expect much colder temperatures, high winds and significant winter precipitation. This storm will produce winter alpine conditions and the potential for avalanche, especially where fresh snow falls on N and NE facing slopes or protected couloirs with iced down snow from earlier storms. These conditions will also likely preclude the use of air rescue assets.

NWS Forecast for Crestone Group: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-105.5844154441729&lat=37.96727174047537

NWS Hourly Graphical Weather Forecast for Crestone Group: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.9673&lon=-105.5844&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical

Saguache County’s Emergency Management Director has Completed FEMA’s Incident Command System Training Saguache County’s Emergency Management Director Bobby Woelz has completed FEMA’s Incident Command System Train-the-Trainer program.

Put it on your calendar! Come join us on October 21 at 4:00pm for Ullrvation at Elevation Beer Co, benefiting Chaffee County Search and Rescue - South.

UPDATE 10/3/23: We are heartbroken to learn KayCee has been located. Our hearts and thoughts are with the many people who loved her. May she rest in peace. 💙

🛑URGENT: 37 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH STRONG VALLEY TIES HAS BEEN SINCE SEPT. 29, 2023🛑

🔵KayCee Yenter Julsonnet has been missing from the area since Sept. 29, 2023.

🔵KayCee is 37 years of age and she has red hair.

🔵KayCee was last known to be driving a grey 2021 which has a tent rack on top. The license plate number is BSTB77. Please reference the picture of the vehicle below.

🔵KayCee was last known to be in Denver on Sept. 29th. There is some information that she may have been headed to on Oct. 1st, but that information is unconfirmed at this time. When we receive more info, we will update this post.

🔵KayCee has many friends and family in the area as well as in the .

If you see KayCee or know of her whereabouts, please call 911 immediately. Please remember you can always report your tip anonymously.

Today, September 29, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers continued search efforts for Chad Pallansch, 49, of Fort Collins, Colorado. He was reported overdue yesterday, September 28, and park rangers confirmed his vehicle was still parked at the North Inlet Trailhead on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park. Pallansch was last heard from around noon on Wednesday, September 27.

Pallansch started from the East Inlet Trailhead near Grand Lake on Wednesday, September 27. His reported itinerary was an expansive 28-mile route which included crossing the Continental Divide and traveling on established trails as well as off trail travel through steep talus slopes. Potential travel areas include Lake Verna, Mount Alice, Chiefs Head Peak, Black Lake, Mills Lake, and Flattop Mountain.

Pallansch is described as 5’7,” 155 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He is described as a fit runner with both trail running and marathon experience. He is likely wearing a black ultralight jacket, black running shorts or leggings and a grey f***y pack.

Search efforts yesterday afternoon included air reconnaissance as well as ground crews on the North Inlet and East Inlet Trails and east of the divide near Mount Alice. Search efforts today include air recon and ground teams searching the Black Lake and Upper Glacier Gorge area, Thunder Lake as well as the North Inlet Trail to Solitude Lake. Park rangers are also continuing investigations.

If you have information that could help investigators, if you may have seen Chad Pallansch, or if you were in the areas listed above on September 27, please contact us. You don't have to tell us who you are, but please tell us what you know. CALL the National Park Service Investigative Services Bureau Tip Line 888-653-0009, ONLINE form go.NPS.gov/SubmitATip or EMAIL [email protected]

Image Credit: Photo of Chad Pallansch

Thank you for your service

Baca Crestone crew and SLV RETAC mourns loss of EMT Harold Fowler.

Last month we loss one of our own EMT's, Harold Fowler. He worked as an EMT/firefighter serving for his community of Baca Crestone for many years. We can’t thank him enough for his hard work, dedication and the passion he had as an EMT/firefighter and towards helping others.

The loss of a friend, coworker or a member of our first responder family can sometimes be harder than a 911 call. If you or your team needs any emotional or mental support during these hard times please do not hesitate to reach out to us, we have a team ready to assist if needed.

In Memoriam, Harold Robert Fowler

May 14th, 1989 - August 21st, 2023

The memorial service for Harold will take place at the Pyre on Saturday, October 7th at 10:00am.

Rest easy brother, we’ll take it from here! 🚑🚒🚓🤍❤️