At 1100 hours the Team was called to assist with a Garmin Inreach activation in the White Mountains on the eastern edge of Mono County. Rescue base was established at the intersection of Joe Smith and Silver Creek Canyon Road. The subject of the call was a 75-year-old solo male hunter.
Rescue base. Image by J. Lipman
A field team of 5 left rescue base in the Polaris Ranger 6-wheel drive and proceeded directly up the steep and committing Silver Creek Canyon Road. The subject was located, and it was determined that the Inreach activation was inadvertant, and the subject required no assistance. The subject was advised to purchase a modern PLB unit for his future adventures. The operation terminated at 1557 hours.
IC: Rhoads Ops Leader: Bush Responders: Patterson, Buchanan, Salay, Baron, Haugh, Wilson, Lipman