On 9.7.22 AVSAR Leadership was contacted by the State Patrol Dispatch Center in Alamosa about a SOS activation for a hiker, Justin that had fallen on the descent down from Blanca peak. The SOS activationContinue reading

Ignorance kills.   On Monday June 27, AVSAR Leadership was contacted at 0235 by the State Patrol Dispatch about two hypothermic hikers camped near lake como in the Sangre de Cristo range. The subjects hadContinue reading

On Sunday, June 5, AVSAR Leadership was contacted about two missing campers from Arkansas. Family members of the missing campers had reported them missing after the campers had not been heard from in a fewContinue reading

On Friday, June 3, AVSAR President Crystal Wilson was contacted by the State Patrol Dispatch in regards to a missing hiker near Culebra Peak in Costilla County. The missing hiker was last heard from whenContinue reading

On October 16, 2021 AVSAR and Saguache County Search & Rescue concluded their Recovery Operations for Madeline Bahralou-Quivey. In the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, October 12, 2021 AVSAR, along with Saguache County SAR, Chaffee CountyContinue reading

On Sept. 20, 2022, Alamosa County Sheriff’s Deputies and AVSAR Leadership were notified of a potentially overdue hiker who was due to meet friends for a climbing trip in New Mexico. AVSAR began a two-dayContinue reading

On September 10, AVSAR Received a call of a hiker who was cliffed out just below the Ellingwood Point summit. This individual called for help and decided to stay in his position and not moveContinue reading

AVSAR leadership received a call from the State Patrol Dispatch Center in regards to a male hiker who was suffering from extreme heat exhuastion/heat stroke. Teams were immediately activated and a request was put outContinue reading

On Saturday June 19, Saguache County Search and Rescue was activated for a mountaineer that had fallen while climbing Pico Aislado in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains southeast of Crestone, CO. The caller reported hisContinue reading