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SARstories News is our blog for all things Search & Rescue: interesting mission reports, SAR articles, featured teams, gear and book reviews, and anything else that piques our interest and we hope will pique yours.

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Read Deb's book reviews: Wilderness Survival & Rescue Reading.

The Nepal Project


EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Search & Rescue


Mission reports written by team members
(Click on the year links to find lists of SAR stories.)

A MT. WASHINGTON MISADVENTURE
by Bernhoff A. Dahl, M.D


Dr. Dahl's firsthand account of his "near-death" experience and rescue by the the Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue Team and Mountain Rescue

ZION NATIONAL PARK
rescue and recovery stories


Kolob Canyon Disaster

A Canyoneering Rescue

Zion Helitack Search & Rescue: a blog

DAVE HAHN ON EVEREST
"Emotional Rescue"

on MountainZone.com

Dave Hahn and his fellow climbers gave up their own summit bid in order to save the lives of stricken climbers. Dave describes what happened that day above 8,000 meters.

CHAOS BELOW
A Rescue at Sea

by Rick Shema, Owner/Skipper, S/V CHARISMA

Read Rick's firsthand account about the capsizing of his race boat in the Hawaiian Islands and the rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard.

MAN CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS
by Niki Oliver

Rescuers come from all over to the Great Smoky Mountains to assist rangers with this rescue. But it wasn't a human life they saved.


Photo of Maya courtesy
of KWDogs

Blog:
DOG FINDS MAN
"Canine Instinct at its Best"
by Kyle Warren of KWdogs


Read about a training day that turns into a real mission, when K-9 Maya trails a runaway teen 10.2 miles....

& more stories by a search dog handler

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About SARstories     
SARstories is a resource for those interested in true stories by and about professional Search & Rescue personnel--both volunteer and paid--and those they help. While news stories are great, we're especially interested in firsthand accounts.

So if you have a Search & Rescue blog or website, or a personal story as the rescuer or rescued, e-mail us your link and we'll review your content for inclusion here on SARstories. Do you have a tale to tell and photos to share but no site of your own? We'll be happy to create a page for you on ours.

SARstories will be adding and updating content often--links, articles, photos, videos and other useful information--so check back often. Or subscribe to our blog, SARstories News, to receive updates.


Articles & More     
Read Search & Rescue articles, E-zines, gear reviews, and more.

Want to join a SAR discussion group? We've got a list here.

SAR Headlines     
Read the latest news and publications from the National Association for Search & Rescue.

Read Search & Rescue news and articles on PoliceOne.com.

Follow Coast Guard SAR news on Twitter, with links to more information.

See the latest SAR headlines and upcoming events on SARResponder.com.

Follow Search & Rescue volunteers, professionals and teams on Twitter to find out what they're up to. Find a list of these SAR folks here.

     

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