Missions
Pine Creek Bench Area east of Swan Valley - The Bonneville County Sheriff's Search and Rescue was dispatched to assist in locating a snowmobiler that had become separated from his party and stuck in the snow. The subject was located and returned to his family.
March 16, 2010
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and Search and Rescue team
responded to the scene of a Cessna 172 single engine airplane that made an
emergency landing in rural
The incident began at about 7:00 pm and Sheriff’s and SAR units reached the airplane at 8:45pm. Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and Search and Rescue personnel responded and set up a Command Post at the Bone snowmobile parking lot and sent eleven snowmobiles, two ATVs, and one large snowcat to attempt to reach the scene. Three Sheriff’s Deputies; twenty-one volunteer Sheriff’s Search and Rescue members; and five volunteer Civil Air Patrol members were involved in the incident. We transported the subjects back to command post by approximately 10pm.
April 1, 2010
The Bonneville County Sheriff's Search & Rescue was requested by the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office to assist in locating an individual that had been missing for approximatley 3 days from her home in Idaho Falls. The subjects vehcile was located on the Bone Road southeast of Idaho Falls. Six K-9 teams and four ATVs were utilized to locate the subject. Unfortunately, the subject was found deceased.
April 2, 2010
The Bonneville County Sheriff's Search & Rescue was placed on stand-by to respond to the area of Indian Creek near Palisades Reservoir to assist in locate and transport a subject who had been caught in an avalanche. Air Idaho Rescue medical helicopter located the subject, and transported him to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.