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PMR Mission Summaries:
Details of Portland Mountain Rescue SAR missions.

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Current | 2006-2009 | 2002-2005 | 1995-2001

2012 Mission Summary

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01/23/12

Mt. Rainier National Park

PMR joins other teams in search for 4.

2 parties missing for 8 days in major storm.

01/16/12

Mt. Rainier National Park

66 yr. old snowshoer missing for 2 days.

Subject located and evacuated

01/13/12

Mt. Hood

2 climbers overdue on Sandy Headwall

Cancelled enroute. No assistance required.

3 Missions

187 Person Hours

2011 Mission Summary

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10/15/11

High Rock

Body located by family and friends.

PMR performs steep-angle recovery.

10/11/11

High Rock

PMR works with team from Corvallis.

Search suspended at day's end.

10/10/11

High Rock

Day two of search.

Team searches high-angle terrain.

10/09/11

High Rock

Missing 47 year-old woman.

PMR joins other teams in search.

09/25/11

Columbia River Gorge

Injured hunter in Moffett Creek Drainage

Extracted by National Guard

09/11/11

Skyline School

PMR back out in the field.

Day two of searching with temps in the 90s.

09/10/11

Skyline School

Ongoing search for clues in Horman case.

PMR searches steep brushy terrain.

08/27/11

Mollala River Road
[Full Story]

Subject in swim trunks stuck on cliff.

Rescue by local agency. PMR held in reserve.

08/14/11

Ruckle Ridge

PMR investigates abandoned backpacks.

Owners come forward after release of pictures.

07/30/11

Crown Point
[Full Story]

Body of female suicide victim recovered.

Subject's dog rescued from scene.

07/18/11

Mt. Adams
[Full Story]

2 climbers overdue.

Subjects walk out Salt Creek Drainage.

07/09/11

Timberline
[Full Story]

72 year old climber exhausted/needs help

PMR members assisted subject down

06/17/11

Timberline

Woman climber injured shoulder in fall

PMR members on scene assisted subject down

06/13/11

Columbia River Gorge

Two trail runners reported overdue

Subjects walked out an hour after PMR arrived

06/09/11

Coalman Headwall
[Full Story]

30 yr-old woman injured by falling ice and slide

Crag Rats and AMR stabilize, PMR evacuates.

05/08/11

Rock of Ages Trail
[Full Story]

Hiker loses trail and spends night out.

Multnomah County SAR locates, PMR assists.

05/04/11

Angels Rest

2 hikers stranded overnight in steep terrain.

Provided backup for helicopter hoist rescue.

04/08/11

Sand Canyon
[Full Story]

17 year-old, out of bounds, calls for help.

Subject self-rescues as PMR arrives.

04/07/11

Sand Canyon
[Full Story]

Exhausted Boarder and Timberline Patroller

Pair located and assisted to Government Camp.

04/03/11

Rocky Butte

Team covers high-angle terrain.

Evidence search in Portland homicide.

03/27/11

Skyline School

Kyron Horman disappearance

PMR assists in continuing search for clues.

03/03/11

Timberline

Missing 18 year old snowboarder

Subject located while PMR was en route.

02/21/11

Timberline

13 year-old snowboarder lost out of bounds

Quickly located in good shape near area.

02/20/11

Mt. Hood - West Side
[Full Story]

Lost Boarder ends up in Sandy River Canyon

Rescued by National Guard Blackhawk

02/19/11

Mt. Shasta Ski Park
[Full Story]

PMR sends team in mutual aid effort.

Body of 23 year old snowboarder recovered.

01/22/11

Mt. Hood - South Side
[Full Story]

Overdue 17 yr old climber activates MLU

Moderately hypothermic teen located by PMR

21 Missions

1432 Person Hours

2010 Mission Summary

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12/30/10

Mt. Bacherlor

Search for missing 14 yr old skier.

Subject found while team was enroute.

10/10/10

Skyline School

Searching continues.

9th day of participation by PMR

10/09/10

Skyline School

Teams assist MCSO in search for clues

Grid searching

10/03/10

Skyline School

More searching on Sauvie Island

110+ participate in the field.

10/02/10

Skyline School

Teams search on Sauvie Island.

Continuation of search for Kyron Horman.

09/22/10

Adams Fork Search

Day 2 of search for 84 yr-old mushroom hunter

Subject walks out just prior to Team's arrival.

09/04/10

French's Dome

Climber sustains leg injury in leader fall.

2 PMR members on-scene provide aid.

08/26/10

Reid Headwall

Recovery of remains from Dec 09 accident.

Apparent victims of a fall found at about 9700'

08/20/10

Mt. Adams
[Full Story]

Ill-prepared hikers assisted down from 11500'

CWMRU and PMR bring subjects down safely.

08/08/10

Skyline School

Kyron Horman search.

Teams continue to look for clues.

07/31/10

Coleman Headwall

Climber falls 400' from Mazama Chute.

3rd time this month. Climber fails to arrest.

07/31/10

Roaring River Wilderness

Day 7 of Search. Team goes to Serene Lake.

Team withdrawn to assist with Mt. Hood rescue.

07/26/10

Roaring River Wilderness

Search for missing 57 yr old male.

PMR sweeps trails on Day 2 of Search

07/24/10

Coleman Headwall
[Full Story]

54 yr old male falls, sustains broken ankle.

PMR evacs to Devils Kitchen for airlift.

07/22/10

Reid Headwall

Continuation of search for Dec. 09 climbers.

Search debris fields and assess snow depth.

07/07/10

South Side - Mt. Hood
[Full Story]

Climber fails to arrest fall from Mazama Chute

Fall ends near Hot Rocks. Serious knee injury.

06/19/10

Skyline School

Criminal Investigation continues.

PMR searches roadsides for clues.

06/15/10

Coe Glacier Recovery
[Full Story]

PMR stages equipment in difficult conditions.

58 yr old recovered on 6/17.

06/12/10

Skyline School

Active searching ends on 6/13.

Case becomes criminal investigation.

06/11/10

Skyline School

2nd day of participation in massive search.

Teams and Command Staff from OR, WA & CA.

06/10/10

Bagby Hot Springs

2 male backpackers and 3 dogs missing.

PMR sweeps trail south.

06/10/10

Skyline School

PMR requested on Day 7 of search.

Missing 7 year old - Kyron Horman

06/08/10

South Side - Mt. Hood

False Alarm.

Mission cancelled enroute.

06/06/10

White River Canyon

Search for Father(47) and Son(17).

Subject's MLU and cell provides location.

06/02/10

Mt. St. Helens
[Full Story]

PMR joins search for 2 overdue climbers.

Pair walks out. 3+" of rain falls during search.

05/17/10

Hunchback Mtn.

25 yr old male hiker spends night out.

Subject located by PNWSAR

05/01/10

Sand Canyon
[Full Story]

30 yr old snowboarder lost out of bounds.

Found near Enid Lake following morning

04/22/10

Wauneka Point
[Full Story]

Search for 60 year old off-trail hiker.

Subject located in good shape after night out.

04/09/10

Ski Bowl
[Full Story]

Search for 43 yr old male skier.

Located by snow machines near Still Creek.

03/25/10

Eagle Creek
[Full Story]

PMR aids ill-prepared overdue hiker.

59 year-old male spends night out on Eagle Cr.

03/10/10

Table Mt.
[Full Story]

4th day of active searching.

Search suspended indefinitely at day's end.

03/09/10

Table Mt.
[Full Story]

PMR joins search for missing female hiker.

Team searches off-trail around Greenleaf Cr.

02/23/10

Benson State Park
[Full Story]

Hiker stranded on cliff near Multnomah Falls.

Subject lowered to safety by team of two.

02/18/10

Reid Headwall

Assessment of conditions and access.

Pre-planning for possible recovery efforts.

23 Missions

2436 Person Hours

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