Grant County Search and Rescue

News Articles

This section is an archive of articles written about GCSAR and SAR missions that have occured in the area. We have listed the date, the name of the media source and the author of the article.

When an article applies to a specific mission we have included the mission number and a link that will take you to the interactive mission map page. On that page you can click on the mission number and find the location and a brief summary.

Articles are grouped by year with the latest articles listed first. The side menu provides an easy way to jump to a specific year to see the articles from that year.

General Interest Articles

A list of published articles relating to Search and Rescue. These articles provide information on SAR and New Mexico Search and Rescue. To access articles click on General Interest Articles

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2013 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
1/3/13	Silver City Sun News	California Teen Rescued from the Florida Mountains by Matt Robinson	13-12-01

2012 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
10/21/12	Silver City Sun News	Woman found after night in ravine by Christine Steele	12-12-11
4/3/12	Silver City Sun News	Venture into Gila Wilderness is not a walk in the park by Maryanne Coppinger	-
4/4/12	Silver City Sun News	Missing Soldiers located in Gila by Christine Steele	12-12-06
4/3/12	Silver City Sun News	Soldiers, Civilian Missing in Wilderness by Christine Steele	12-12-06
4/2/12	Silver City Sun News	Friends Recall Micah True as Passionate and Playful by Aaron West	12-12-05
4/1/12	Silver City Sun News	Micah True's Body Found After 4 Days by Aaron West	12-12-05
3/31/12	Silver City Sun News	Search Continues: Famed Runner, True, Still Missing by Aaron West	12-12-05
3/30/12	Silver City Sun News	Noted Runner Micah True Missing in Gila by Aaron West	12-12-05
3/9/12	KOB-TV Albuquerque	Missing Woman Found 6PM News Broadcast	12-12-04
3/9/12	Silver City Sun News	Woman, cat found after weeks in Gila by Aaron West	12-12-04
3/8/12	KOAT-TV Albuquerque	Missing Woman Found 10PM News Broadcast	12-12-04

2011 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
11/06/11	Silver City Sun News	Hunter Found Dead in Truck by Carlos Silva,Jr	11-12-06
11/01/11	Backpacker Magazine	Case Study Survival: "I Was Getting Weaker" by Backpacker Magazine	09-12-12
03/23/11	Benson News-Sun	Parents desperate, search for son continues by Bill Hess	11-12-04
03/16/11	Silver City Sun News	Calif. man goes missing in area by Christine Steele	11-12-04
02/01/11	Silver City Sun News	Body Found Along Highway 180 by Christine Steele	11-12-02
01/06/11	The Grant County Beat	Hikers Found by Tim Matthes	11-12-01
01/06/11	Silver City Sun News	Hikers ready to 'get back to normal' by Christine Steele	11-12-01
01/05/11	The Silver City Daily Press	Stranded Hikers Found Safe in GNF by Silver City Daily Press	11-12-01
01/05/11	Silver City Sun News	Rescuers locate father-son hikers by Christine Steele	11-12-01
01/04/11	Silver City Sun News	Search on for missing backpackers by Christine Steele	11-12-01

2010 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
12/25/10	Silver City Sun News	Reasons to be Thankful by Christine Steele	10-12-13
12/18/10	Silver City Sun News	Rescued: Weather Strands hikers near Deming by Kevin Buey	10-12-13
12/17/10	KOB-TV Albuquerque	Crews Rescue 2 Stranded Hikers 6PM News Broadcast	10-12-13
11/17/10	The Silver City Daily Press	Searchers Recover Body of Hunter from GNF by Silver City Daily Press	10-12-12
11/17/10	Silver City Sun News	Teen to be Charged as an Adult by Christine Steel	10-12-12
11/16/10	KRQE-TV Albuquerque	Teen to be charged as an adult Evening Broadcast	10-12-12
11/16/10	KOAT-TV Albuquerque	Murder Investigation 6 PM Broadcast	10-12-12
11/16/10	KRQE-TV Albuquerque	Searchers Find Missing Hunter Noon Broadcast	10-12-12
11/16/10	Silver City Sun News	Teen Charged in Dad's Death by Christine Steel	10-12-12
11/10/10	The Silver City Daily Press	Fundraiser Held by CarieSue Flores
11/3/10	New Mexico Wildlife	Enjoy wildlife from a safe distance by Rick Winslow
11/2/10	Silver City Sun News	Support in sight by Sun-News Report
10/24/10	The Grant County Beat	Fundraiser for Grant County Search and Rescue at JWArt Gallery in Hurley by Mary Alice Murphy
10/23/10	The Grant County Beat	Proclamation: Grant County Search and Rescue Day (Nov 7, 2010) County Commissioners approve proclamations and deal with regular business by Mary Alice Murphy
10/18/10	Silver City Sun News	Mock Search: Training helps crews find, fix problems with resuce efforts by Christine Steel
10/17/10	The Grant County Beat	Search and Rescue holds mock training by Mary Alice Murphy
10/15/10	Silver City Sun News	Rescue exercise set for City of Rocks by Terrance Vestal
10/14/10	Silver City Sun News	Search and Rescue finds lost man in Pinos Altos by Christine Steel	10-12-11
10/2/10	Silver City Sun News	Auction to benefit rescue service by Christine Steel
9/30/10	Silver City Sun News	Search and Rescue teams look for 3, but find 4 by Christine Steel	10-12-10
9/26/10	The Silver City Daily Press	Search and Rescue schedules training by unknown
7/25/10	Silver City Sun News	Arizona man's death still troubles cousin by Christine Steeleby Christine Steele	09-12-09
5/24/10	Silver City Sun News	RESCUED Hike pulled from the Continental Divide Trail tells of his ordeal in the wild by Christine Steeke	10-12-03
5/23/10	Silver City Sun News	Volunteers rescue 2 injured hikers by Christine Steeke	10-12-03 10-13-04
4/21/10	Silver City Sun News	Remains may be from missing man by Christine Steeke	09-12-09
4/20/10	Silver City Sun News	Hikers find body by Christine Steeke	09-12-09
4/14/10	Silver City Sun News	On-The-Job Training

2009 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
12/06/09	Silver City Sun News	Searching for a hero: Search continues for hiker's dog by Christine Steel	09-12-13
12/06/09	El Paso Times	El Paso hiker's dog kept him warm, ran away by Adriana Gómez Licón	09-12-13
12/5/09	Silver City Sun News	Missing hiker found alive by Christine Steele	09-12-13
12/5/09	El Paso Times	EP hiker found alive by Adriana Gómez Licón	09-12-13
12/4/09	Silver City Sun News	Black Range hiker not found: Search expected to resume Saturday by Christine Steel	09-12-13
12/4/09	El Paso Times	Search for EP hiker Robert Sumrall continues by Adriana Gómez Licón	09-12-13
12/3/09	Silver City Sun News	Still Searching: Hunt for El Paso hiker continues by Christine Steel	09-12-13
12/3/09	El Paso Times	Search for missing hiker continues: familiy waits for news of husband, father by Adriana Gómez Licón	09-12-13
12/2/09	Silver City Sun News	El Paso hiker still missing by Christine Steele	09-12-13
12/2/09	El Paso Times	Husband of ex-city rep still missing in New Mexico range by Adriana Gómez Licón	09-12-13
12/1/09	Silver City Sun News	Hiker lost in Emory Pass by Christine Steeke	09-12-13
11/23/09	Silver City Sun News	The Ordeal: Lost hiker became dehydrated- Part 2 by Christine Steeke	09-12-12
11/22/09	Silver City Sun News	Lost in the Gila: Texas man's celebratory hike takes wrong turn - Part 1 by Christine Steeke	09-12-12
11/17/09	Adventure Travel - National Geographic Adventure Magazine	Deep Survival with Laurence Gonzales - $earch + Rescue: Should Victims Pay? by Laurence Gonzales
11/15/09	Silver City Sun News	Lost in the Gila: Rescue Team, Hiker Return by Christine Steel	09-12-12
11/14/09	Silver City Sun News	Missing Hiker ong Way Home by Christine Steel	09-12-12
11/13/09	Silver City Sun News	Missing Man Spotted in Gila by Christine Steel	09-12-12
9/7/09	Silver City Sun News	It's a Miracle - Lost in the Wilderness with Little Hope Left, Couple is Saved - Part 2 by Christine Steel	09-12-08
9/6/09	Silver City Sun News	Lost and Found - Couple Recounts Tale of Ordeal - Part 1 by Christine Steel	09-12-08
8/29/09	Silver City Sun News	Couple's Rescuers Honored by Christine Steel	09-12-08
7/17/09	Silver City Sun News	Lost and Found by Christine Steel	09-12-08

2008 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
6/1/08	Desert Exposure	Hot on the Trail by Donna Clay Lawder
1/30/08	Silver City Sun News	Visitors rescued after bridge collapse near Gila Cliff Dwellings by Levi Hill	08-12-01

1997 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
6/9/97	Silver City Sun News	Search Continues for Missing Hiker by Adam Wasch

1996 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
3/19/96	Unknown	Body Found in Gila Wilderness by Donna Clay Lawder
3/19/96	Unknown	Personnel did good job by Letter to the Editor

1993 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
7/29/93	Unknown	Rescue team called out to search for hikers by Unknown	93-12-12

1991 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
10/15/91	The Silver City Daily Press	Search under way for Hillsboro man by Unknown
2/1/91	Unknown	Missing bowhunter located by Unknown

1990 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
11/21/90	The Silver City Daily Press	White Signal woman found dead Thursday by Staff	09-12-13
11/21/90	Unknown	Woman fell 200 feet to her death in the Gila, police say by Unknown	09-12-13
11/9/90	Unknown	Silver City hunter back at his home by Unknown	90-12-12
11/8/90	Unknown	Searchers find missing deer hunter by Unknown	90-12-11
9/26/90	The Silver City Daily Press	WSMR soldier walks out of the wilderness - Eight day search is over by Stephen Siegfried
9/25/90	The Silver City Daily Press	Missing Soldier may be evading searchers by Staff
9/25/90	El Paso Times	Missing soldier may be evading Gila Searchers by Michael Scanion
9/_/90	The Silver City Daily Press	Search teams trying to find man by Staff
9/_/90	The Silver City Daily Press	Search continues in Gila Wilderness by Staff
9/24/90	The Silver City Daily Press	Teen found, but soldier still missing by Stephen Siegfried
9/23/90	El Paso Times	Boy, 16, is 2nd person lost in Gila by Michael Scanion
8/6/90	The Silver City Daily Press	Volunteers play large role in NM Search and Rescue efforts by AP

1984 (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
11/13/84	El Paso Times	Child lost on hunting trip found safe by AP
5/30/84	Albuquerque Journal	Lost Deming Boys Found Safe in Gila After 2-Day Search by Joe Smith

Unknown (Back to Top)
Date	Media	Title	Mission #
7/13/_	Unknown	Backpacker Found by Unknown
_/_/_	The Silver City Daily Press	NMSU student sought in Black Range Search by Staff
_/_/_	Unknown	Missing elk hunter finds way to camp by Unknown
_/_/_	Unknown	Man dies in accidental shooting by Unknown