• Flat Tire on Rubicon Trail - 2004
On September 27, 2004, the Sherriff's Department received a call from the family of seven overdue subjects who were thought to be camping and four-wheeling somewhere in the Ice House Lake area.
The Sheriff's office activated the SAR OHV team, which was just returning from a SAR at Wright's Lake (one of three other SAR's that weekend). A search of the campgrounds surrounding Ice House Lake was performed but provided no evidence of the missing subjects.
Subsequently, OHV team members were dispatched to cover the roads in the Crystal Basin area. As new intelligence came to light, it was determined that the subjects may have been on the Wentworth Springs entrance to the Rubicon Trail. A team of OHV units was dispatched to that area to investigate.
While the units were enroute, word came in that the subjects had made their way to the Ice House Resort, where they were recognized by the owners of that establishment. The subjects reported that they had suffered a flat tire while on the Rubicon Trail. Not having a spare tire or a jack, they remained with the vehicle until another 4WD vehicle came by and rendered assistance.
—Ron, SAR 188
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