June 19, 2019 19-253 #14

Two Hikers Lost Near Valentine Lake

At 1933 hours 2 female hikers from Mission Viejo called 911 to report that they were lost in the vicinity of Valentine Lake. The Mono County Sheriff’s Office was able to obtain a ping from their mobile phone, and provided the ping coordinates to the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team.

The Team responded with 16 searchers to the Sherwin Lakes trailhead. 3 field teams trekked up the trail, and soon had aural contact with the subjects via whistle, and shortly thereafter had visual contact. The subjects were provided with headlamps and escorted down the trail to the trailhead. They suffered no injuries or duress. The operation was terminated at 2032 hours.

Image by J. Bush

Ops Leaders: Beck, Wallace. Responders: Torrence, Bush, Mulligan, Quiring, Carlson, Kaufman, Patterson, Evans, Senior, Pavlovsky, Buchanan, L. Hammack, Anderson, Hennes.

On-Scene Coordinator: Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue

21.3 person-hours volunteered