Sedona AZ (December 13, 2018) — On November 10, 2018, at 5:30 p.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) helicopter was requested by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) to assist with a nighttime technical rescue of a 52-year-old climber on Thunder Mountain, Sedona, Arizona. The Sedona man was reported to have been rock climbing without ropes and harness when he reached a point... 

Coconino County Sheriff’s Office coordinated the response to an injured Sycamore Canyon climber fall on Sunday. Sedona AZ (July 12, 2018)  – On Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 11:00 in the morning, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call that a climbing accident had occurred in the Sycamore Canyon area known as Paradise Forks. The caller reported that a 22-year-old female climber... 

Bitter Springs hiker rescue ends successfully Sedona AZ (May 1, 2017) – Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue and DPS Air Rescue helicopter rescued a stranded female hiker from cliffs east of Bitter Springs in Arizona. On Sunday, April 30, at approximately 4:30 in the afternoon, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a request for a rescue. The hiker, an adult woman... 

Runaways Sedona AZ (March 11, 2014) – Runaway juveniles, Gregorio Mocasque, 13, and eleven year-old Troy Stallings were taken into custody without incident today at about 5:07 p.m. by Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies. CCSO deputies, United States Marshall’s Service Task Force members, Flagstaff Arizona Police Officers, and Coconino County Sheriff’s Civilian Patrol Volunteers spent... 

Sedona AZ (September 4, 2013) – Just before 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were notified of a missing 56-year-old Phoenix man in the Fossil Creek area. Deputies learned that the missing man began his hike on Sunday with the intention of finding two hunting dogs lost the prior week. Both dogs were wearing GPS tracking collars. Two days later... 

View of San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff Arizona Sedona AZ (August 13, 2013) – On Monday, August 12, 2013, at about 9:20 in the evening, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an overdue hiker in the Bear Jaw Canyon area of the San Francisco Peaks. The hiker, a 24 year old male, separated from his hiking companions during the return hike to their vehicle at the trail head.... 

Arizona DPS Search and Rescue helicopter rescues hiker lost in Paria Canyon Page AZ (June 6, 2013) – Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, the Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue Helicopter from Flagstaff, and the Kane County Utah Sheriff’s Office located and rescued a lost 14-year-old boy separated from his party while hiking Paria Canyon. Around 11:00 at night,...