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PMR Mission Summaries:
Details of Portland Mountain Rescue SAR missions for 2006 thru 2008.
 
2002-2005 (Different page) 1995-2001 (Different page) 		Rescue

2008 Mission Summary
Dates: Location: Summary: Comments: Resp:
Jan 14 Mount Hood
[Full Story] 		Overdue Leuthold Climbers   Subjects located near Enid Lake  13
May 10 Timberline
 		Missing Snowboarder   Subject walked out while searchers were in route 7
Jun 09  Ultralight Crash Suspended Search  Witness mistook mylar balloons for aircraft 13
Jul 06 Mount Hood
(Coalman Glacier)
[Full Story] 		Climber Falls Treated by AMR & PMR. Airlifted by 1042nd. 14
Jul 15  Old Timberline Trail
(Yocum Ridge) 		Hiker Falls from Trail. Uninjured. Assisted back to trail by AMR. PMR in support. 12
Jul 27 Old Timberline Trail
(Yocum Ridge)
[ Full Story] 		Hiker falls 160' at trail washout. Litter Evac. 2nd Accident in 2 weeks at this location. 9
Jul 28  Mt. Hood
(Cooper Spur)
[ Full Story] 		Climber dies in fall from Cooper Spur. Technical recovery from gully on Eliot Headwall. 15
Aug 06 Mt. Hood  (Upper Zig Zag Canyon)
[ Full Story]

Disoriented and dehydrated hiker rescued.

Treated by AMR. Evacuated by litter to Lodge. 6
8 Missions 864 Person Hours
 
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2007 Mission Summary
Dates: Location: Summary: Comments: Resp:
Jan 13 Mount Hood
(Ski Bowl area)
[Full Story] 		Body recovery Recovery by PMR Ready Team 5
Jan 27 Mount Hood
(South Side)
[Full Story] 		Climber with Broken Leg Rescue and ground evacuation by PMR Ready Team 6
Jan 27 Mount Hood
(Below Timberline) 		Reported Lost Snowboarder Subject with friends, not lost in fields. 11
Jan 31 Mount Hood
(South Side)
[Full Story] 		Climber injured by falling ice Subject evacuated by National Guard helicopter 14
Feb 4 Mount Hood
(Zig Zag Canyon)
[Full Story] 		3 Climbers lost in whiteout Subjects talked down via cell phone & GPS 9
Feb 18 Mount Hood
(White River Canyon)
[Full Story] 		3 Climbers lost after fall, 1 injured Subjects found and escorted out 26
Mar 06 Mount Hood
(Mirror Lake) 		Lost snowshoer - Cancelled in route Subjects walked out 8
May 12  Mount Hood
(Reid Glacier)
[Full Story] 		Five climbers lost in whiteout  Subjects walked out 7
May 20  Mount Hood
(South Side) 		Broken Ankle - on standby  Others on scene did rescue  1
Jun 23  Mt. Adams Member assists with evacuation Leg fracture. Member on scene  1
Jun 25  Estacada, OR Fire dept responded. PMR not needed. Two subjects went to jail. 2
Jul 01  Sunstrip Campground Subject over cliff. Cancelled in Route 7
Jul 06  Ripplebrook Search Report of car over clivv Location not found. Possible hoax. 6
Jul 15  Goat Peak  Body Recovery Recovered with assistance from PNWSAR 5
Jul 21 

Mount Hood
(North Side)

Search for 2 climbers lost in December 06ry Coordinated multi-Unit search 11
Jul 31 Mount Hood
(Muddy Fork)
[Full Story] 		Subjects leg pinned by Boulder PMR in support role 11 
Aug 12  Dog Creek - Skamania County
[Full Story] 		Sheriff's Deputies stranded PMR assists in multi-agency evacuation. 9 
Aug 13  Mt. Adams
[Full Story] 		Lost Climber PMR locates subject near base of SW Chutes 6 
Sep 07  Mount Hood
(Pearly Gates)
[Full Story] 		1 stranded above Bergshrund, 1 injured in fall.  Rescued, assessed (AMR), and assisted out 14 
Sep 08 Mount Hood
(North Side)
[Full Story] 		Second Search for Dec 06 climbers OMRC Teams conduct joint search 10
Oct 26 Clackamas River
Near MP 41
[Full Story] 		Woman injured in fall over cliff AMR, PMR & FS Trail Crew evacuate 11
Nov 04 Angels Rest
Columbia Gorge
[Full Story] 		Search for 2 missing hikers Hikers self rescue after night out. 9
Nov 09
 thru 11 		Olallie Mt. Search
[Full Story ] 		Missing 63 year old UofO Professor PMR joins search on 4th day 16
23 Missions 2038+ Person Hours
 
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2006 Mission Summary
Dates: Location: Summary: Comments: Resp:
Jan 8-9 Near Estacada, OR
(Austin Hot Springs) 		Missing person Subject not found 15
Jan  29-30 Mt Hood Ski Bowl
(Gov't Camp, OR)
[Full Story] 		Missing 13-year-old skier Multi-day search; Subject found by National Guard helicopter 20+
Feb 5 Near Estacada, OR
(Clear Creek) 		2 missing kayakers Subjects found by search boats 10
Feb 6 Mt Hood
(Sand Canyon) 		Missing skier Recalled before arrival
(Subject found) 		N/A
Feb  19-20 Table Rock
(Near Molalla, OR)
[Full Story] 		2 injured hikers Recalled before arrival (Subjects found walking along forest road) 6+
Mar 4 Warm Springs
Indian Reservation
(Shitike Canyon)
[Full Story] 		Missing timber worker Located subject
and escorted out of wilderness 		11
Apr 19 Columbia Gorge
(Washington) 		Search for missing woman

Subject deceased. Body recovered.

6
July 02 Mt Adams
(South Side)
[Full Story] 		Evacuate two climbers Subjects ambulatory. Assisted down. 7
Oct
16-19 		Crater Lake NP
(Cleetwood Cove)
[Full Story] 		Search for missing 8 year old boy Subject not found 10
Nov 18 Mt Hood
(South Side)
[Full Story] 		Locate 17 year old climber Subject located and escorted down 6
Dec 11 Mt Hood
(South Side)
[Full Story] 		3 missing climbers in progress 16+
Dec 12 Mt Hood
(South Side)
[Full Story] 		3 missing climbers update in progress 13+
Dec 14 Mt Hood
(North Side)
[Full Story] 		3 missing climbers update in progress 2+
Dec 17 Mt Hood
(South Side)
[Full Story] 		3 missing climbers update in progress 26+
11 Missions 3104+ Person Hours
 
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