A call to help find a missing 41 year old man came in about 12:30 a.m.Monday morning. Approximately 14 SAR members sstaged at an address on Shan Creek Road in the rain to help the sheriff who had been driving the area roads without finding any sign of him. The man had apparently left the house he was staying in at bout 8 a.m. for a "nature walk" he routinely took to see wildlife. He usually returned after about 21/2 to 3 hours, but not Sunday. Dressed in dark and camo clothes, neither his direction of travel nor destination were known.
We searched until at 5:45 a.m. in small teams through thick brush using ground pounders, an air scent and a trailing K9. The dogs had picked up a possible scent down near the start of Shan Creek Road, but further investigations yielded no solid clues or the man. It was judged wiser given how poor the visibility was to resume the search at 8 a.m.. The searchers returned home for an hour of sleep or headed off to find breakfast.
The search resumed as planned. Fortunately, the man was found before noon "on a mountain" in reportedly good condition requiring no medical followup. He was returned to the house he was staying in as a guest.
More info if and when it becomes available.
SAR orange barely visible in the middle of the picture.


