Marin County Search and Rescue

It has been a busy several days for Marin SAR. On Wednesday, Marin SAR was requested to assist Mendocino County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue with a search for a missing autistic nonverbal 10 year old boy in the area of Fort Bragg. Marin SAR deployed alongside teams from Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma, Humboldt, Napa, Santa Clara, BAMRU, and CALSAR. On Thursday morning, SAR team members located the missing 10 year old alive and well where he had taken refuge in a remote abandoned cabin, almost a mile from his home. On Friday we responded to San Francisco to assist with a search for a missing elderly dementia subject. Marin SAR worked closely with San Francisco and UCSF Police along with SAR teams from San Mateo, BAMRU and CALSAR to search the open space near Mount Sutro. The missing subject was located alive and well by UCSF Police several hours into the search.

Missing person searches are complex incidents requiring collaboration between multiple search and rescue teams, law enforcement, and fire agencies. We are fortunate to have a great working relationship with teams across the state, allowing all of us to work together towards positive outcomes.

Last week we officially welcomed 31 new members to the team after they graduated their basic training and became full fledged team members! Special thanks to Sheriff Scardina for joining us for this occasion.