A Sheriff’s helicopter was called to rescue a Desert Hot Springs man who suffered a heat related emergency in Joshua Tree National Park on July 4. According to the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, Gregory Nawrocki, 57, parked his motorcycle…
A missing 69-year-old woman from Newport Beach was the subject of a Wednesday (March 23) search when family members reported her missing in Yucca Valley. Sheriff’s deputies searched from the land and the sky for the woman in the Yucca Valley…
Morongo Basin Sheriff’s deputies were honored for their successful effort in locating a juvenile who had gone missing in the open desert. Four officers and a canine were involved in the search and rescue effort, and Morongo Basin Deputies were…
A hiker had to be airlifted out of 49 Palms Oasis in Twentynine Palms Saturday after she became dehydrated. According to the Sheriff’s reports, deputies responded around 10:40 a.m. to the 49 Palms Oasis trail after the hiker said she was…
5-year-old Otto Dahl was found alive and well after wandering away from his family's camp site in Lucerne Valley Sunday. A 5-year-old boy who wandered away from his family’s camp site on a motorcycle in Lucerne Valley Sunday was found alive…
Two hikers were hoisted out of 49 Palms Canyon in Joshua Tree National Park on Thursday (May 13) by Morongo Basin deputies with assistance from County Air Rescue. Lost and suffering from heat exhaustion, Mercedes Sironi, 65, and Jefferey Knox,…
Lost and suffering from heat exhaustion, two hikers were hoisted out of 49 Palms Canyon in Joshua Tree National Park yesterday (Thursday, May 13) by Morongo Basin deputies with assistance from County Air Rescue. Mercedes Sironi, 65, and…
An Oregon man was rescued by helicopter after he fell while hiking at the 49 Palms Oasis in Twentynine Palms Sunday. According to the Sheriff’s Department, Victor Krummenacher, 56, of Portland, was hiking when he fell off a rock and injured his…
A family had to be rescued by a Sheriff’s helicopter early Wednesday morning after their vehicle became stuck in rough terrain in Yucca Valley. According to a Sheriff’s spokeswoman, Steven Hook, 55, of Desert Hot Springs called for help about…
Two separate pairs of hikers had to be rescued from the 49 Palms Oasis trail in Joshua Tree National Park due to heat-related illness Saturday afternoon. County Fire Captain Jay Dimoff said paramedics were called to the trail’s parking lot…
The Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Department was called in to find a man who wandered away from his campsite at Giant Rock in Landers Monday night. According to a Sheriff’s report, Robert “Manny” Chase, 32, of Hesperia, was camping at Giant Rock with…
On Friday night, January 24, Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station hosted its annual installation dinner for the station’s various volunteer units including Search and Rescue, Citizens on Patrol, Equestrian on Patrol, Explorers, and YANA-You Are…
An injured hiker was rescued in Joshua Tree National Park via night-hoist rescue Saturday. According to Sheriff’s reports, Sergio Betancur, a 23-year-old resident of Burbank, was hiking with friends in the Wonderland of Rocks area between…
Two men were killed in separate off-road vehicle accidents at the Means Dry Lake in Johnson Valley Friday night, October 4, prior to the Sheriff’s Desert Run off-road event. CHP Onvestigators said about 11 p.m., Eric Turvey, 35, of Yucca…
Updated 2:40 p.m. with names of victims. Two men were killed in separate off-road vehicle accidents at the Means Dry Lake in Johnson Valley Friday night. About 11 p.m., Eric Turvey, 35, of Yucca Valley, was driving a 1979 Jeep Wrangler in the…
The annual “Desert Run” fund-raiser to support the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers is planned for October 4, 5, and 6. Managing editor Tami Roleff tells you how to sign-up… It’s that time of year again when the Morongo Basin Search and…
Listen to this story here: Janet Kodish: “You got to have a hardware store!…
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