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**jocoyn** · 04-13-2011, 12:26 PM

Could not get off work today so just being tech support on the phone for mapping and GPS issues but if you do pray, please do for this girl and her family.

Gandalf is one of several search dogs that will be used; the news just likes to have one to fix on, I guess.

We normally dont wind up that far in NC but were called in by the authorities last night.

Search Resumes Wednesday For Missing Hiker In Buncombe County | WSPA

DinoBlue · 04-13-2011, 02:15 PM

I think they had called upon VSRDA in VA too. Unfortunatley it was a little too far for them to respons.

**ladylaw203** · 04-13-2011, 03:32 PM

Nancy,you said you all get a lot of those around there. Are these folks that are clueless or is the terrain treacherous or what? I ask because I have been hiking all over the country since I was a kid. I just wonder what the heck folks think when they take off in the woods.....

I got a call yesterday too. Set up teams for the weekend on something. Geez. never ends..

**jocoyn** · 04-13-2011, 03:47 PM

Yes, even the well marked trails can be misleading, and people dont realize that cell phones don't do to well in the mountains and that a warm day can be followed by a very very cold night. It is a dangerous area.

Have not heard back anything yet.....Normally we also search at night but not in this terrain. I hope she if found alive. This is our teams first day on.

Most calls never make the news, though (which I imagine is the same for you)

**jocoyn** · 04-14-2011, 10:52 AM

Wish I could say there was any news ... not much

Here is a slide show. The folks in the red and black jackets are my team as is the silver trailer with the yellow/red/black/ logo. Mainly you get pictures at incident command because press is usually not allowed to go out with the searchers.

Buncombe search for missing hiker | citizen-times.com | Asheville Local News | The Asheville Citizen-Times

**jocoyn** · 04-14-2011, 01:02 PM

Hiker Found ALive

Missing hiker found alive but hurt in Buncombe | The Asheville Citizen-Times | citizen-times.com

Not by a dog but she fell and was on a rock ledge and a helicopter found her.

Congrats to the spotters

Thats what I mean. Its not about the dogs. The dogs are one of many many tools!

This is wonderful!

JustMeLeslie · 04-14-2011, 01:40 PM

I am glad she was found alive. Great news

**JakodaCD OA** · 04-14-2011, 03:46 PM

glad she was found alive !!

**ladylaw203** · 04-14-2011, 04:45 PM

that is wonderful! FLIR is also a wonderful tool for alive and HR but a forrest canopy foils that....

**jocoyn** · 04-14-2011, 04:53 PM

It is.

We have heavy canopy is most of our search areas and a lot of wildlife that limits FLIR. Not to metion (in more rural areas) all the "helpful" community members who self deploy into the woods.

I am still angry about a search where a FLIR helicopter turned around and went back because there were too many people out in the woods. In that particular case it would not have made a difference in the outcome, but people need to do what they are told. Grrrrrrr.

04-13-2011, 12:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,052	Search in NC Could not get off work today so just being tech support on the phone for mapping and GPS issues but if you do pray, please do for this girl and her family. Gandalf is one of several search dogs that will be used; the news just likes to have one to fix on, I guess. We normally dont wind up that far in NC but were called in by the authorities last night. Search Resumes Wednesday For Missing Hiker In Buncombe County \| WSPA __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles Last edited by jocoyn; 04-13-2011 at 12:28 PM.

04-13-2011, 02:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
DinoBlue Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Washington D.C. Posts: 1,494	I think they had called upon VSRDA in VA too. Unfortunatley it was a little too far for them to respons. __________________ ~Charlotte~ Eyra v Wildhaus Olek von Tajgetosz D vd Blauen Bergen

04-13-2011, 03:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
ladylaw203 Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Beaumont,Texas Posts: 4,752	Nancy,you said you all get a lot of those around there. Are these folks that are clueless or is the terrain treacherous or what? I ask because I have been hiking all over the country since I was a kid. I just wonder what the heck folks think when they take off in the woods..... I got a call yesterday too. Set up teams for the weekend on something. Geez. never ends.. __________________ Renee Utley Port Authority Police KaroSkocickaSamotaZM,ZOP,ZPU,FPR,FPR,ZVV1,ZZZ,ZZP, RHE,ZM TART, IRO titled SAR dog ZVV1 Gabbi Mariko Bohemia ZVV1 Jessy Vikar www.nndda.org, Certifying official http://www.voneintzeshepherds.com

04-13-2011, 03:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,052	Yes, even the well marked trails can be misleading, and people dont realize that cell phones don't do to well in the mountains and that a warm day can be followed by a very very cold night. It is a dangerous area. Have not heard back anything yet.....Normally we also search at night but not in this terrain. I hope she if found alive. This is our teams first day on. Most calls never make the news, though (which I imagine is the same for you) __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

04-14-2011, 10:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,052	Wish I could say there was any news ... not much Here is a slide show. The folks in the red and black jackets are my team as is the silver trailer with the yellow/red/black/ logo. Mainly you get pictures at incident command because press is usually not allowed to go out with the searchers. Buncombe search for missing hiker \| citizen-times.com \| Asheville Local News \| The Asheville Citizen-Times __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

04-14-2011, 01:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,052	Hiker Found ALive Missing hiker found alive but hurt in Buncombe \| The Asheville Citizen-Times \| citizen-times.com Not by a dog but she fell and was on a rock ledge and a helicopter found her. Congrats to the spotters Thats what I mean. Its not about the dogs. The dogs are one of many many tools! This is wonderful! __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

04-14-2011, 01:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
JustMeLeslie Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 3,116	I am glad she was found alive. Great news __________________ Jamie Lee~blk GSD~6/24/10 Lola~mastiff mix~2/10/08 Samson~minpin~1/29/06 Grover~terrier mix~1/28/11 Victor~GSD~(RIP)

04-14-2011, 03:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,237	glad she was found alive !! __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

04-14-2011, 04:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
ladylaw203 Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Beaumont,Texas Posts: 4,752	that is wonderful! FLIR is also a wonderful tool for alive and HR but a forrest canopy foils that.... __________________ Renee Utley Port Authority Police KaroSkocickaSamotaZM,ZOP,ZPU,FPR,FPR,ZVV1,ZZZ,ZZP, RHE,ZM TART, IRO titled SAR dog ZVV1 Gabbi Mariko Bohemia ZVV1 Jessy Vikar www.nndda.org, Certifying official http://www.voneintzeshepherds.com

04-14-2011, 04:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
jocoyn Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 8,052	It is. We have heavy canopy is most of our search areas and a lot of wildlife that limits FLIR. Not to metion (in more rural areas) all the "helpful" community members who self deploy into the woods. I am still angry about a search where a FLIR helicopter turned around and went back because there were too many people out in the woods. In that particular case it would not have made a difference in the outcome, but people need to do what they are told. Grrrrrrr. __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Grim (Grimmy Bear) & Beau (Bo-dee man) Waiting at the Bridge: Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

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