Rescue helicopters vital during search for two men who sent SOS signal in Verde canyon wilderness Sedona AZ (April 3, 2013) – On April 1, 2013, at approximately two o’clock in the afternoon, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a man reporting that his father, 55-year-old Thomas Bennett from Phoenix, was in some unknown distress in the Verde wilderness. The... 

Sedona AZ (November 1, 2012) – On October 28, 2012 around 8:30 PM, a 37-year-old Phoenix man was reported lost by family members. The victim had been hunting since 6:30 AM and not returned to camp. In the morning, the victim and three others walked to the edge of Wet Beaver Creek Canyon and decided to venture to the bottom of the canyon. On the way, the foursome broke into two groups and separated....