PSA: Klamath County Fair Security
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The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office has been working with Fairground’s staff to identify ways to insure a safe fair environment this year - and in years to come.
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Local business kickstarts funding campaign for volunteer First Responders, challenges community
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath Community Leadership Foundation announced Thursday generous contributions from Wilsonart to assist two critical local volunteer organizations. The first contribution will assist volunteer firefighters in replacing and restoring materials and supplies damaged and exhausted in this year’s Bootleg and other wildfires. The second contribution is to aid the volunteer Search and Rescue organization within the Klamath County Sheriff’s office.
Read MoreS'Ocholis Canyon Fire burns 30 acres east of Chiloquin
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CHILOQUIN, Ore. – The S’Ocholis Canyon Fire is currently burning in the 9 Mile area between the communities of Chiloquin and Sprague River on the Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest and threatening nearby private lands.
Read MoreTwo women rescued by SAR
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KLAMATH COUNTY - On February 17, 2021, at approximately 11:30 PM Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies and volunteers from Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue located a pair of local women who had been missing for more than 24-hours in a remote part of Lake County east of Willow Valley Reservoir.
Read MoreKlamath County SAR locate a deceased man off Clover Creek Road
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KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. - On Saturday, November 7, 2020, members of the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit (SAR) conducted a day-long area search in an attempt to locate evidence regarding a person missing from Lake Havasu, Arizona. Reported missing in the summer of 2019, new information had been developed after a vehicle belonging to the missing man was located by hunters the previous week.
Read MoreKCSO: Missing Hiker Found
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On Friday, July 10, 2020, at approximately 2:30 PM Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Klamath County Search and Rescue teams were deployed to an area in Sky Lakes Wilderness in search of a lost hiker from the Ashland area.
Read MoreSearch and Rescue perform community outreach
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KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. - Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team members spent Friday, July 3, 2020, performing community outreach on Mt. McLaughlin. KCSO SAR members talked with hikers, distributed water, and helped educate people on the need to be prepared when hiking the area.
Read MoreMissing person from Bonanza found safe
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BONANZA, Ore. - Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at approximately 12:30 pm the Klamath County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to an area on Panther Lane in Bonanza on a report of a missing person.
Read MoreKCSO Uses new SAR equipment to locate and assist back country rider
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Last Friday, Klamath County 9-1-1 received a call reporting Darrell Blackwell, 80, was stuck in the snow on an ATV near Saddle Mountain Pit Road in the Chiloquin area. Deputies responded but was limited due to the snow depth. Klamath County Search & Rescue (SAR) was then called in to assist in locating and rescuing Blackwell.
Read MoreOne Dead, One Injured In Scout Camping Trip [UPDATED]
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On Saturday October 13th, 2018, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office was informed that two teenaged boys had fallen in the remote area of Middle Rosary Lake in Northern Klamath County while on a camping trip with a Boy Scout Troop from Corvallis, Oregon. Initial reports indicted two boys had been seriously injured in a fall from a peak near the lake and rescue efforts were underway.
Read MoreKlamath County SAR - Missing Hikers Located
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On 09-15-18, two hikers, Katherine Murphey and George Meyer, left earlier in the day for a hike near Aspen Butte in Klamath County, OR. The two had previously notified a friend that they planned a day hike in the area based on an article written by the Herald and News a few days prior.
Read More173rd Fighter Wing Airmen Volunteer for Search & Rescue
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The area surrounding Klamath Falls, Ore., is typified by forests, wilderness, lakes, streams, mountains, and rivers. This draws people from all over the state to enjoy the beauty and adventure of the outdoors. Many 173rd Fighter Wing Airmen enjoy these activities, and a number of them are combining one of their core values, service before self, and their love of nature.
Read MoreFamily from Creswell Rescued on Mt McLaughlin
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During the evening of September 1, 2018 (Saturday 7:45pm) Klamath County Search and Rescue was notified of a family stranded and lost on Mount McLaughlin. The family from Creswell, OR included children ages 10, 12, and 14 along with two dogs, lost the trail.
Read MoreHusband and Wife Deceased in Plane Crash in Klamath County
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**Update**
The plane has been identified as a Cirrus SR-22 and the investigation is still continuing to determine the cause and who was the pilot. An aerial photo has been added to the release.
On October 1, 2017 at 10:43 AM, an Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Trooper was working with a volunteer between Burton Butte and Old Baldy Mtn. in a remote section of western Klamath County near the Pacific Crest Trail when they heard a low flying airplane. The plane sounded as if it was having engine trouble. The cloud cover was at treetop level and the airplane was not visible.
The plane was heard making impact to the ground less than a mile away. First responders immediately started getting resources en route to assist and locate the plane. An initial check of the area by Troopers and subsequent searches by Search and Rescue were unable to locate the plane. Weather conditions improved, but it wasn't until the morning of October 2nd before a helicopter was able to spot the wreckage and rescuers made their way through the thick timber to the location.
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