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2008 Incident Response Log
April 18, 2008
The team was again activated by Vermont Emergency Management to assist in the search for a 24 year old kayaker missing on the West River in Jamaica, Vermont. The subject had been kayaking with a friend the day before (4/17) and both had to exit their boats. The first subject made it to shore and notified authorities. The boat of the second kayaker was located soon thereafter about 1000 yards downstream of where he was last seen, but the subject was not found. A water search was initiated on the 18th. The subject was located approximately 7 miles downstream by people not associated with the search.
See article and video from WCAX. Read article from the Times Argus.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Anderson, Selby, Reinhardt, Veliko |
Multiple |
07:00-18:00 | Clear, Sunny , 65 |
April 13, 2008
The team was activated by Vermont Emergency Management to assist in the search for a 2 1/2 year old drowning victim in Wardsboro, Vermont. The subject was located approximately 3/4 mile downstream from where it was thought the child entered the water. Two other family members who drowned were found the previous day. Read article in Burlington Free Press.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Couper, Libby, Veliko |
Multiple |
06:00-19:00 | Overcast, 45 |
April 6, 2008
Colchester Rescue requested Stowe to respond to Underhill to a report of a snowshoer with an ankle injury on the trail to Taylor Lodge (from the Underhill side of the ridge). Our response was cancelled before leaving the station.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Couper, Veliko |
Colchester Rescue, Essex Rescue, Underhill/Jericho FD |
17:15-17:45 |
March 28, 2008
The team was dispatched to a snowmobile accident in Morrisville, but their response was cancelled before responding, as Johnson Fire Dept. snowmachine was able to get there more quickly.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Govoni (MRS), Selby, Reinhardt |
Morristown Rescue, Morrisville FD, Johnson FD |
13:15-13:30 |
March 18, 2008
Trapp Family Lodge called to report that they had received a phone call from a woman skiing alone from Bolton Valley to Trapps on the backcountry ski trail, and she felt she was lost. N. Van Dyke spoke to her by phone and determined that she was not on the backcountry trail, and was still relatively close to Bolton Valley. He phoned the BV Ski Patrol and gave them her location and phone number and asked them to send a snowmachine to pick her up.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Van Dyke (phone) |
Bolton Valley Ski Patrol |
14:15-14:30 |
March 1, 2008
Bolton Valley Ski Patrol again requested our assistance, this time looking for an overdue backcountry skier, last seen in the area of the Cottonbrook Trail. We deployed teams to Bolton Valley, to the bottom of the Cottonbrook Trail, and requested a local snowmobile outfitter to sweep the VAST trails in the Cottonbrook area. The outfitter located the subject skiing toward Waterbury reservoir and transported him back to Stowe where he was debriefed and waited for a ride back to Bolton.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Couper, Govoni, Reinhardt, Selby, Veliko |
Bolton Valley Ski Patrol |
Snowing, 25 |
February 24, 2008
The team was put on standby for a plane crash at the Morrisville Airport. No injuries were reported and no response was necessary.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Anderson, Govoni, Selby, Van Dyke, Veliko |
Morrisville FD |
16:35-17:00 |
February 23, 2008
Morristown Rescue requested the team's assistance at a snowmbobile accident in Morrisville. Our response was cancelled before arriving on scene.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Anderson, Couper, Govoni, Reinhardt, Stewart, Van Dyke, Veliko |
Morristown Rescue Morrisville FD, Johnson FD |
13:15-13:45 | Clear, 25 |
February 18-19, 2008
Stowe Police notified the team of a report of two cross country skiers in their 70's who did not return to the rental house where they were staying. Their vehicle was located at the Sterling Gorge parking lot. The team inititated a search with several hasty teams covering a number of XC ski trails and the VAST snowmobile trail. Alert members of one of the snowmobile search teams observed fresh ski tracks leaving the VAST trail and heading into the woods. Verbal contact was then established with the missing party. Ground teams were able to quickly locate the subjects and assist them out of the woods.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Anderson, Couper, Govoni, Libby, Reinhardt, Speer, Stewart, Selby, Van Dyke, Veliko |
Stowe Police Vermont State Police |
21:15-01:30 | Overcast, 30, flurries |
February 13, 2008
Bolton Valley Ski Patrol called to request assistance looking for two snowboarders who had reportedly gone down the back side of Bolton ski area toward the Waterbury reservoir. Before deploying the subjects called back and reported that they could hear a grooming machine at the ski area. They were eventually able to follow the noise back to the ski area and our response was cancelled.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Couper, Selby, Van Dyke, Veliko |
Bolton Valley Ski Patrol | 17:00-18:00 | Overcast, 20 |
February 12, 2008
Stowe PD requested assistance in accessing two lost and reportedly "down" dogs next to the Little River north of Stowe Village. Our ATV with tracks was used to get close to them, but they took off running when approached. The owner was then located and given a ride into the area. She was able to call the dogs in.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Stewart, Van Dyke |
Stowe Police | 8:00-11:00 |
January 31, 2008
The team responded to a report of a "snowmobile into a tree" on a snowmobile trail off of the Sterling Gorge Road, approximately 1 mile from the road. The subject was treated for head and leg injuries and evacuated by our snowmachine and rescueboggan to the ambulance.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
Anderson, Burdick, Couper, Libby, Selby, Van Dyke |
Stowe Rescue | 21:00-23:30 | Clear , 15 |
January 18, 2008
Lamoille County dispatch received a 911 cell phone call from two snowboarders who reported being lost on "John's Road" backcountry ski trail. They were unable to continue and concerned about approaching darkness. Van Dyke contacted them by cell phone and directed them to retrace their route back to the Bruce Trail. They ditched their snowboards and walked out the Bruce Trail and were picked up by Van Dyke & Reinhardt by snowmachine. The subjects were given a complimentary copy of our "Backcountry Skiing & Riding Safety" dvd to assist in future trip planning.
| Team Members Responding | Other Agencies Responding | Time of Call | Weather Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Dyke, Reinhardt | Stowe Ski Patrol (phone) | 15:10-16:00 | Clear , 30 |
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