The search for part time resident 62-year-old former school teacher Dean Christy continues with additional out of area Search and Rescue Teams arriving, The teams are utilizing the San Bernardino Sheriffs helicopters and San Bernardino County Fire Snow Cats to search a expanding area around Green Valley Lake.
Mr Cristy left his home for a short hike last Friday when he became disorientated in a fog that descended on his area, He used his cell phone twice to call for help because he was lost and was last in cell phone contact with rescuers early Saturday morning around 1:00 am when it was believed the cell phone batteries gave out.
Mr Cristy left his home for a short hike last Friday when he became disorientated in a fog that descended on his area, He used his cell phone twice to call for help because he was lost and was last in cell phone contact with rescuers early Saturday morning around 1:00 am when it was believed the cell phone batteries gave out.
The next day severe snow storms enveloped the area leaving a few feet of snow in the area before clearing early Monday morning.Searchers have not given up hope that Mr. Cristy a very experienced hiker will be discovered alive in this very rugged snow bound mountainous terrain...
"Conditions in the search area are extremely severe," according to Michael Jones from the San Diego Mountain Rescue unit. "The snow is extremely hard in the morning and it's hard to move with all the gear we bring."
One of the newest search teams working the area includes a five-person team from the Nordic Ski Team (national ski team from Southern California).
They concentrated their search on Wednesday in the Crafts Peak Road area, north of Little Green Valley.
They concentrated their search on Wednesday in the Crafts Peak Road area, north of Little Green Valley.
Single person tracks were spotted near Forest Service Road 2n13 Wednesday afternoon and crews were shuttled into the area by snow cats operated by San Bernardino County Fire personnel.
Command post: Green Valley Lake Fire Station
Maps: Search teams are looking in the Green Valley Lake area, Link to Google Map of Green Valley Lake general area of search, Searchers are currently concentrating on a three-mile radius north and east of Green Valley Lake, which is east of Running Springs, San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Jodi Miller said.
Comms: SBCFD TAC-2, Air TAC-2
Notes: (1) Mountain lion sighting @ 34 15.711 117 4.311
Resources: San Bernardino County Fire snow cats, San Bernardino Sheriffs FLIR equipped helicopters, SBCFD SAR, The search has included a dog trained to track scents but it is believed any scents were covered with snow.
New teams: Tahoe Basin Ski Patrol, Bay Area Search & Rescue, Nordic Ski Team, Contra Costa, Ventura and Marin Counties search and rescue teams have arrived and are expected to stay through the weekend.
Scanner resource: Rimoftheworld.net is transcribing public safety SAR radio traffic at incident/4038Weather: Raws - So Cal ROMAN
Last Contact: Cell phone contact with tower on Strawberry peak, He believes his location was a couple miles east of Green Valley Lake in the snow slide area then became disoriented and off trail. He was on snow slide road then attempted a trail for a shortcut.
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