• Spot Activation - 2009
On August 14, 2009, EDSO OES was notified of a 911 Spot Satellite Messenger message from the Rubicon Springs area. SAR Coordinators, Deputies Morgan and Cathey, initiated events that led to a successful SAR.
The SPOT was registered to an outdoor adventure company in Coloma. The coordinators learned that the individuals at risk in the travel party included an obese forty-something male and a teenager with diabetes.
Working with the USFS, CalStar was dispatched to the beaconed coordinates. The teenager had experienced a diabetic reaction and was airlifted to Barton Memorial Hospital at South Lake Tahoe.
Several SAR members were ready to head out, but the SAR successfully concluded without a volunteer callout.
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