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Patrick McCurdy patrick @ rmru . org — Mon, 2 Mar 2009 04:12:51 -0800

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Mission 2009-005 (3/8/2009): Two HIkers Missing In San Jacinto Wilderness

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:14:25 -0700

More info as it becomes available.

Mission 2009-004 (3/2/2009): Two Missing Climber on the North Face of Mt. San Jacinto

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:30:28 -0800

RMRU has been activated to search for two climbers missing on the treacherous north face of Mt. San Jacinto. More information will be posted on our web site as it becomes available.

Mission 2009-003 (3/1/2009): Hiker Stranded in Heavy Snow Below the Palm Springs Tram

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 04:12:37 -0800

A male hiker is missing somewhere under the Palm Springs Tram tonight in four feet of snow. The RSO helicopter flew the area but was unable to affect a rescue due to high winds. RMRU field teams are en route as of 6 p.m.
3 a.m. Update: The subject and search crews are all safely back at the tram.

Mission 2009-002 (2/5/2009): Search For Fallen Hiker

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 07:18:04 -0800

RMRU is searching tonight for a fallen hiker below the Palm Springs Tram. See the web site for more details.

Update at 0630 Friday: The hiker was found late last night by RMRU search crews. He had attempted to climb the Skyline Trail yesterday in shorts and a t-shirt, but had become exhausted at the 7,500 foot level and fell several hundred feet. He was hypothermic when found, though apparently uninjured. The rescue team placed him in a sleeping bag and tent and gave him warm liquids to warm him in the sub-zero wind chill (30-40 MPH winds).

Due to the winds a helicopter rescue is not possible and the man is incapable of continuing up the trail, so the team will be hiking him down and should come out at the lower trailhead near the museum sometime this morning unless the winds die down enough for a helicopter rescue at a lower elevation.

Mission 2009-001 (2/3/2009): Missing Hiker Near Idyllwild

Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:09:06 -0800

After being missing for more than 24-hours, a 35-year-old man was rescued today in Tahquitz drainage, 9 miles from Palm Springs. Working with sheriff's deputies and their aviation unit, RMRU was able to use cell tower information to plot the man's likely location and the helicopter was able to pick him up and fly him to safety. He suffered only minor injuries. A ore thorough mission review should be available on our web site shortly.

RMRU Web Site is Now Back Up

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:34:49 -0800

Our web server crashed in December and your humble webmaster has just now got the site resurrected and functional again. We thank you for your patience. Please feel free to report any problems on the site to the webmaster.

Mission 2008-035 (12/29/2008): Two Stranded Hikers Rescued

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:32:21 -0800

Two Skyline Trail Hikers became stranded in Chino Canyon and had to be rescued by RMRU and an RSO helicopter.

Mission 2008-032 (10/20/2008): Two Lost Hikers

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:30:59 -0800

Two hikers lost near Humber Park in Idyllwild were rescued by RMRU.

Mission 2008-030 (9/30/2008): Man Missing After Car Wreck

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:29:16 -0800

A man who wandered off in a stupor after a car wreck was rescued by RMRU and DSSAR.

RMRU Press Release (9/7/2008): Raffle for Golf Weekend at Warner Springs Resort

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:28:51 -0700

RMRU is holding a raffle for a golf weekend for two at the wonderful Warner Springs Resort. Tickets can be purchased online.

Mission 2008-029 (9/4/2008): Skyline Trail hiker stranded in Chino Canyon

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:26:00 -0700

Mission 2008-028 (9/4/2008): Out of County Mission in San Diego

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:24:24 -0700

More information will be available soon.

Mission 2008-027 (8/31/2008): Fallen Climber on Suicide Rock

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:23:12 -0700

RMRU assisted with the rescue of a climber who fell and critically injured himself.

Mission 2008-026 (8/18/2008): Missing 75-Year-Old Man

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:21:27 -0700

RMRU has been called out to search for missing 75-year-old man near Idyllwild.

Mission 2008-025 (8/10/2008): Missing Hiker On Marion Mountain Trail

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:43:18 -0700

RMRU has been called out tonight to search for a hiker missing on Marion Mountain Trail.

Mission 2008-024 (6/21/2008): Body Recovery on Ramona Trail

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:16:07 -0700

RMRU and DSSAR worked together to locate, then recover, the remains of a man who had been missing five days near the Ramona Trail in Garner Valley.

RMRU Press Release (6/3/2008): Team Recognized by County Board of Supervisors

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:49:29 -0700

Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU) was one of six volunteer search and rescue (SAR) teams honored today by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors with a Proclamation of Recognition for its work in search and rescue missions this year. Also recognized were Desert Sheriff's Search and Rescue, Riverside County Search Dogs, San Diego Mountain Rescue, San Dimas Mountain Rescue, and Sierra Madre Search and Rescue. Specifically mentioned in the Proclamation was a search conducted for four days over the Mother's Day weekend, and for several days thereafter, on which these teams worked with RMRU searching for Debbie Huglin who got lost while hiking in Apple Canyon in the San Jacinto Mountains. On Day Three of the search, a skilled SAR mountaineer fell, injuring his leg, and had to be evacuated by helicopter. For more information on this search, see the write up on the RMRU website.