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Search and Rescue Performs Mountain Snow Rescue

View of San Francisco Peaks, site of the Humphries Trailhead and Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff AZ. Sedona AZ – On June 28, 2019, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a call about stranded hikers on the Weatherford Trail near the Humphreys Saddle, Flagstaff. The two adult hikers from Flagstaff activated the SOS feature on their satellite emergency notification... 

AZ Mountain Search Finds One Alive and One Deceased

Sedona AZ – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office recently conducted a search and rescue operation over a five day period for two lost persons east of the Hutch Mountain area. One person was found alive (a 35-year-old female of Winslow, AZ) and the other deceased (38-year-old Ryan Long of Leupp, AZ). On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a female who was... 

CCSO Snow Cat Search and Rescue Emergency

Sedona AZ – Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Snow Cat and Search and Rescue volunteers were utilized to transport a diabetic emergency from Young, Arizona, to an awaiting ambulance. The patient was successfully moved to a Payson hospital for treatment. In preparation for expected heavy snowfall, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office deployed and pre-positioned a snow cat vehicle along with... 

Search and Rescue Assists Snow Boarding and Skiing Community

View of San Francisco Peaks, site of the Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff AZ. Sedona AZ – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team conducts operations to assist skiers and snow boarders in the Arizona back country. Each ski season when there is ample snow fall, skiers and snow boarders enjoy back country runs out of the permit area of the Arizona Snowbowl. People leaving the... 

SOAZ and Coconino County Begin Stage II Fire Restrictions

Sedona AZ (April 30, 2018) – Come Tuesday, May 1, 2018, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management will implement Stage II Fire Restrictions across all Southern Arizona state owned and managed lands. Restrictions will impact Cochise, Greenlee, Graham, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties. On Friday, May 4, 2018, DFFM will place Coconino County, south of the Grand Canyon, in Stage... 

Winona resident arrested and felony booked for starting fire

Sedona AZ (April 9, 2018) – On April 8, 2018 around 12:17 p.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a fire in the Winona, Arizona area along North Copley Drive. Evacuation notifications were done through Code Red and door to door notifications and one arrest was made. On April 8 around 12:17 p.m., Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a fire... 

Two Hikers Lost and Stranded in Oak Creek Canyon

Sedona AZ (September 5, 2017)  – On September 4, 2017, at approximately 7:30 in the evening, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of two lost and stranded hikers in the West Fork area of Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona. The hikers began the hike at 11:00 in the morning with a trip plan to and from the Call of the Canyon Trailhead in Oak Creek to the bridge at Woody... 

Havasupai Trail Hiker Dies

Havasupai Trail is the main trail to Supai AZ and Havasu Falls. (Wikipedia) Sedona AZ (July 3, 2017) – On Saturday, July 1, 2017, about a quarter hour after 1:00 p.m., Coconino County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call on the Havasu Canyon Trail, near Hilltop in Havasupai. A thirty-two year old Utah man had collapsed while hiking out of the canyon with several others. As Williams (AZ) District... 

Injured Hikers Rescued

Coconino County SAR respond to calls reporting severely injured hikers in the Pomeroy Tanks and Walnut Canyon areas Sedona AZ (June 13, 2017) – On June 10, 2017 at approximately 9:30 in the morning, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Coconino County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, Ponderosa Fire District, Lifeline Ambulance, AZ Department of Public Safety Northern Air Rescue Unit, and Guardian... 
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