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LANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S YOUTH SEARCH & RESCUE CONDUCTS MISSION TO RESCUE HIKER ON THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL

by George Custer | Aug 1, 2024 | News Briefs

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News Release from Lane Co. Sheriff’s Office
Posted on FlashAlert: July 31st, 2024 2:04 PM

On Sunday, July 28th, Lane County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue, including recently graduated members of the Youth SAR program, responded to a remote area east of Waldo Lake on the Pacific Crest Trail for a hiker suffering from a medical issue. SAR members located the hiker, a 65-year-old woman on her 12th day of the Oregon section of the trail. After providing initial medical care, SAR members carried her two and a half miles utilizing a stretcher equipped with a support wheel. She was then transported by ambulance to an area hospital.

In total, 16 volunteers responded. Thanks to our incredible volunteers who assisted with this mission – while volunteers also staffed the medical booth at the Lane County Fair.

Nearly every week, Sheriff’s Search & Rescue volunteers assist our residents in all types of environments. Learn more about our Search & Rescue program and other volunteer opportunities at www.lanecounty.org/government/county_departments/sheriff_s_office/volunteers

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George Custer lives in Oakridge with his wife Sayre. George is a former smokejumper from his hometown of Cave Junction, a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. and ran a construction company in Southern California. George assumed the volunteer duties as the Editor of the Highway 58 Herald in 2022. He loves riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, building all things wood, and playing drums on the weekends in his office.

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