Missing three-year-old girl
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October 18, 1984 |
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By Kevin Walker
This article is particularly hard for me as I have a two-year-old daughter. I will be brief, as going into detail would not change the outcome. It was early evening when the call came. I was working late on a very important job. The call was for a missing three-year-old girl. That hit home. Normally I would have had to say no because of the work I was in the middle of, but not when it came to a little girl.
We responded to the Indian Cove
ranger station where we found ranger Tom
Patterson in charge of the search operation along
with the San Bernardino County Sheriff. After
information was gathered, RMRU along with Sierra
Madre were put into the field. We searched
through the entire night only finding a few
tracks that looked like that of the description
of little Laura Bradbury. Friday morning came and
still nothing. As the day went on more and more
teams arrived. Everyone worked through the day
and into the cold evening. As some slept, others
worked in the night.
This went on through Sunday night. I don't know what else to say. We tried, Sierra Madre, China Lake, San Diego, Altadena, San Dimas, Malibu, Inyo, Montrose, Silmar, Los Padres, and even as far away as the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit tried. Over 100 MRA personnel and that plus more from all of the San Bernardino groups, and all of the National Monument personnel. Men and women working side by side trying to find a beautiful little three-year-old. To the family of little Laura our thoughts are with you as you continue the search for your daughter. God be with you.