Search and Rescues
Remains of Long Missing Body at Crater Lake
-
August 29, 2007
Skeletal remains of a body found in a remote area of Crater Lake
National Park last summer are being studied to determine if they
might be a person missing in the park since 1991.
Post-Kim task force helps in
finding man -
February 21, 2007
BROOKINGS (AP) - Searchers say collaboration
was the key to finding a missing man in a rugged area near here.
Pilot Randy Jones spotted Christian Mankey, 47, of Brookings on
Sunday in the Emily Creek drainage of the Chetco River.
Task force formed to improve search efforts
- February 11, 2007
Search and rescue teams from Southern Oregon and Northern
California met Thursday for the first time in an attempt to
improve communication and share resources for future
missions.
Oregon searches point out wide divergence in capabilities
- December 23, 2006
Three high-profile searches in
Oregon — climbers stuck in a
blizzard on Mount Hood, a family
stranded in their car on a remote
logging road, and a boy lost on foot
in Crater Lake National Park — show
that where people get lost has a lot
to do with the nature of searches to
find them...
Remembering a little boy lost - November 23, 2006
Samuel Boehlke's parents share their grief and what they're
thankful for today
Memorial Service Scheduled for
Boy, 8, Lost at Crater Lake -
November
18,
2006
A public memorial service for the 8-year-old Portland boy who
was lost at Crater Lake National Park in October is scheduled
for next week.
Mom hopes to use dogs to find son -
October 25, 2006
The mother of a Portland boy, who was lost earlier this month
in Crater Lake National Park, is seeking money to defray the
costs of professional volunteer dog teams that she believes are
the best chance at finding her son.
Search for boy winds down -
October 21, 2006
“(Thursday) was pretty much the last major push,”
said search spokesman Rudy Evenson. “The probability of survival is pretty
low by now.” Samuel Boehlke of Portland has been missing since last Saturday
afternoon when he got separated from his father, Ken, during an outing to
Crater Lake.
Ceremony honors missing 8-year-old -
October 21, 2006
Kirston Becker, Sammy's mother,
told family members and others that the point of the
small ceremony Saturday in Crater Lake National Park was
to recognize that the formal search for her son had come
to an end.
Search, hope for Portland boy all but over -
October 21, 2006
Though a helicopter will still scan the area in good weather, the
National Park Service's hunt for Sammy is effectively over, leaving only
lingering uncertainty for the family and disappointment among the searchers.
Rescue efforts shift to recovery -
October 20, 2006
After almost a week of fruitless searching, the hunt for a Portland boy missing
near Crater Lake is scaling back today.
Searchers scour woods in vain -
October 19, 2006
After nine hours of trudging through thick, wet woods in Crater Lake National
Park looking for a Portland boy missing since Saturday, all Manny Ortiz's
16-person Forest Service crew found was a deflated yellow balloon.
'Frustrating'
search - October 18, 2006
Horsemen, mountain rescue squads and
searchers with dogs combed the north rim of
Crater Lake Tuesday, still hoping to find
some sign of Samuel Boehlke, the 8-year-old
Portland-area boy who became separated from
his father Saturday.
Boulders, brush and bravery, but no boy -
October 18, 2006
Improved weather Tuesday returned helicopters to the air
and searchers to the woods in the increasingly desperate hunt for an 8-year-old
Portland boy missing in Crater Lake National Park for three days.
Missing boy faces snow, wind -
October 17, 2006
More than 170 searchers from teams across
the region braved wintry conditions Monday
to continue looking for an 8-year-old boy
who got separated from his father Saturday
at Crater Lake National Park.
Searchers continue
look for boy missing near
Crater Lake - October 17, 2006
More than 125 searchers combed the ground today at Crater
Lake National Park, in an attempt to find an eight-year-old boy who's been
missing since late Saturday.
Snow slows search for boy missing at Crater Lake
-
October 17, 2006
Massive search underway for
boy missing at
Crater Lake - October 16, 2006
An 8-year-old Portland boy missing in Crater Lake
National Park has spent two nights in freezing
temperatures as snow continued to hamper search efforts
Monday.
Boy still missing at Crater Lake
-
October 16, 2006
Searchers were expected to work through the night to locate an 8-year-old
Portland boy missing since Saturday.
Crews find lost snowboarders
-
November 16, 2004
Two teenagers and a 12-year-old from Klamath Falls
were rescued by search crews at Crater Lake National Park late
Sunday after a botched snowboarding trek. Donald Lucero, 16,
Coty Huard, 14, and 12-year-old Justin Silva were discovered
cold and huddled together in the lower Dutton Creek area about 11 p.m., six
hours after the boys were reported overdue, according to National Park
Service rangers.
Missing snowboarders found -
November 16, 2004
Three Klamath Falls snowboarders are safe and uninjured after
spending Sunday night and early Monday lost in Crater Lake National Park's
snowy backcountry.
Park ranger recognized for rescue
efforts - December 15, 2002
Rescue efforts that helped save the lives of two
cross country skiers buried in an avalanche at Crater Lake National Park
in January have earned national honors for park ranger Randy Benham.
Crater Lake ranger presented with
Exemplary Act Award
-
December 07,
2002
On December 7, 2002, National Park Service Ranger
Randy Benham was presented with the Department of Interior's Exemplary Act Award
in a ceremony at park headquarters.
Lost skiers find searchers
- January 24, 2002
Two
skiers missing since Saturday in Crater Lake National Park skied out under
their own power Wednesday afternoon after being trapped by a snowstorm that
dumped more than 3 feet of snow on the park.
