Search and Rescue - Hobble Creek Canyon 9/25/2014

[@JimT225]

Awesome job to all involved. Until you've been on a rescue like this, you just don't realize how much work this is.

[@clayshealthandhapinesstour8528]

A lot of people don’t realize at this point a lot of the time we’ve been searching for hours if not days and then to find a good LZ. Hats off to these guys!

[@astudentpilotlife]

I really want to volunteer for the Search and rescue, I realized that this is something I would like to do when I did my Search and Rescue Merit Badge in boyscout, now I am an Eagle Scout!

[@americaslostfound628]

Excellent job. This same type accident I believe occurred again in 2016 on the same road, however, the occupants were not so lucky. Be safe.

[@mikeshawbrook-selfreliance]

Great to see other teams from across the globe at work ! Well done

[@brendametube]

Remarkable! Not enough words to thank these amazing men and women❤

[@jamescockerill5486]

Great effort people, from a kiwi down under. Some real dedication.

[@mojave7025]

Great video. You guys did an awesome job.

[@kiwigamergamer]

I can't believe this is what I am training to do with the help of YSAR. Cant wait to get out there and survive, thrive and save lives.

[@raretrillmemes7732]

I live in Linn County Oregon, next week im going off to the 10 day academy we have. It is pretty tough from what my friends tell me

[@WayneLinorice]

Hi I'm a BYU college student here in Provo who would actually love to join Utah County SAR. I'm a former cross country runner, amateur rock climber and hiker. I understand to join the team I need many other skills. What are these other skills and how hard would it be to obtain them?

[@harmonydevaney2887]

Oh boy there’s a lot, and you’d need to go training but start by going to your local sheriffs department and signing up

[@blanksword9819]

Have you had any scary or weird experiences while on search and rescue missions

[@foggyrange]

Amazing all of u

[@SirMullich777]

How do you ppl think about the work of Mr David Paulides?

[@sosa8820]

What do you mean?

[@patstokes3615]

The guy that seemed to be in charge is the guy i'd want to rescue me.

[@carley163alt3]

Any tips for basic rescue, every summer either one of my cousins gets injured or goes missing for an hour and it's really stressful it's happened 5 years in a row and almost all of us have scars now

[@howwerunit8070]

Every summer? Dang either y’all are unlucky or go on really great adventures

[@juliethompson8477]

Was this Elizabeth Bird??, (the injured)

[@semperparatus678]

142 subscribers?!? That's nuts!!

[@ValerieSimpson1962]

So glad they survived my brother and his wife werent so lucky sorry last comment it sounded like his accident Lance and Jade Simpson fatal accident at right fork Hobble Creek canyon road June 10 2016

[@joshuasprings6927]

What was the device hooked on thw rope

[@mixpix]

Looks like a Black Diamond ATC or something very similar. Hard to say 100% since I'm watching it on my phone.

[@Starfish2145]

Don’t forget to talk to the victim. They are scared and in pain

[@James-ke5sx]

WOW. Are they ever lucky

[@Ranger24]

:54 "Rock" more like "Chunk o' wood!"...but I know what you did there.

[@ValerieSimpson1962]

That was a little brother and his wife Lance and Jade Simpson more info google lance Simpsons fatal accident Utah and love and miss him everyday he was a good man with a good job RiP Lance your very missed

[@thaithommy]

Not Bad.... the Best helirescue are the Swiss (Mountain)

[@-scrim]

white king W

[@MiClLC]

k-9's are overrated. Its not like the movies and tv shows. There are so many different scents out in the woods its so easy for a dog to become distracted. I dont care how well trained the dog is, a dog is still a dog. Search and Rescues best bet is ALWAYS to organize MASSIVE search parties. When it comes to missing kids, people wont hesitate to volunteer their time. Theres power in numbers. Get as many eyes out there as you possibly can when it comes to searching for missing persons, especially in a heavily wooded areas. Use community outreach to your advantage.

[@mikel9567]

Your comment makes it plainly obvious that you have never worked with a K9 or in SAR. I would suggest you work with a real K9 team, I think you will be surprised by a dog's ability. K9's have saved countless people.

[@MiClLC]

You watch too many movies and tv shows. My experience is based on real life. Come talk to me when you can say the same.

[@mikel9567]

21 years SAR, EMS and Law Enforcement experience. 4 of those years spent training with K9's.

[@MiClLC]

The only part of that comment which has substance is "4 of those years spent training with K9's." And was that only training? Do you remember Eric Frein? I watched at least 2 dozen k9's from various law enforcement agencies (federal, state, and local) go searching for that guy, only to have those dogs come up empty handed week in and week out for the entire duration of that manhunt. 8 year old autistic boy goes missing last Christmas in a wooded area. SAR, Law enforcement k9's as well as the local community deployed to go looking for the kid. Dogs came back empty handed. In both of those instances, it was the human intellect, not animals, who located these two missing persons. Eric Frein was taken alive. The kids tablet was found by a Citizen, under water, which in turn lead to the childs body being taken out of a near by river. I gave you two instances. I can provide many more upon request.

[@mikel9567]

K-9's are a tool and a valuable one. But they aren't infallible. Most errors with using K-9's is actually the human error and not the fault of the dog. A handler has to be able to read the dog's body language in order to understand what is going on. Many handler's don't read it properly or try to control the dog, which isn't effective. Something that you are failing to realize is scent is a very temporary property. How long the scent lingers is based on several factors with the weather being the biggest factor. A scent can be blown away and it can be washed away. You mention Eric Frein and that the dogs came up empty handed. That simply isn't true. There were several instances in the man hunt where the dogs had a scent and were on the track only to lose the scent. No single tool is perfect. In the man hunt helicopters with infrared cameras searched yet couldn't locate him either. You mention the autistic boy and dogs coming back empty. As someone who has worked these cases before they aren't like the movies. A dog needs a starting point to be effective. A general area will work but will be more effective if an exact location is known. According to your example, the body was recovered in a river. Dogs can't track in rivers because the water washes the scent away. The dogs could have been in the area and never even known it because they would have lost the scent. I have been on tracks (albeit for suspects) and seen dogs locate a person in areas where we would have never found them otherwise. I have also had dogs called out to search for human remains in missing persons cases. You're right in that it isn't like the movies. Having a K-9 doesn't guarantee success. But, with proper training and a trained handler a K-9 can be an amazing and valuable tool, one that as I mentioned before has saved thousands of lives. A successful search involves human intellect, nothing will replace that, but part of that intellect is knowing what tools to use and when to deploy them. I wouldn't want to work a search without a K-9 team. Here is some information if you are interested: www.dog.com/content/health/dog-sense-of-smell/ www.highlandcanine.com/search-and-rescue-dog-training/ www.fema.gov/canine-handler-certification