This search was for Richard Navarro, 33, who was on his 4th visit to Alpine Meadows.
At approximately 11:00 am, Mr. Navarro and his companion began riding from the top of
Summit chair toward Three Sisters. Visibility was described as nearly white-out. When
arriving at Three Sisters, Mr. Navarro was no longer in sight. Possible scenarios described prior to search was that Mr. Navarro went off the back-side of Wolverine and the search was coordinated around this. The search weather conditions at the Summit were: 2” snowfall per hour Sustained winds above 40 mph with gusts to 68 TNSAR involvement TNSAR broke up into 4 teams: 8:12PM Teams 1-3 taken to the Summit. 9:18PM Team 2 reaches Big Springs Valley floor and begins following foot tracks north. 10:17PM Team 1 and 2 converge and are following tracks up 5 Lakes summer trail. 11:25PM Subject located near confluence of Whiskey and Five Lakes Creeks. Cold but OK. Decision is made to hike with victim to K2 saddle and arrangements are made for Squaw snow-cat. 11:50AM Teams 1-3 begin hiking with victim to K2 saddle for pick-up. 2:50AM Teams make auditory contact with Squaw groomers. 3:30AM Teams arrive at the Squaw Valley parking lot and are driven to Alpine Meadows. |
Sheriff | Comm Van | Dispatch | TNSAR Liason | TNSAR team 1 | TNSAR team 2 | TNSAR team 3 | TNSAR team 4 |
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Larry | Dirk Schoonmaker Marilyn Stack Kelli Twomey |
Karen Honeywell Alex Penney |
Jonathan Laine Joe Pace |
Paul Honeywell Jeff Rieger |
Steve Twomey Bill Wise Tony Bochene |
Mike Kennett Mark Johnson |