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DragonRider
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Okay, does this rambling nonsense make sense to anyone else? HIM who?
What happened? Oh well. Guess it isn't important.
>THE SEARCH PARTY CONSISTED OF ONE DEPUTY SHERIFF.
>I WAS ABSOLUTLY APPALLED AT THE LACK
>OF AN ORGANIZED SEARCH PARTY BY THE EL DORADO,CALIF. SHERIFF DEPT.
>
>
>AFTER DINNER I ATTENDED A PORTION OF A MEETING WITH THE SHERIFF
>AND MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF.THE TONE OF THE MEETING WAS OPEN HOSTILITY
>ON THE PART OF THE SHERIFF. THE MEMBERS OF THE PARTY WERE TRYING TO
>PLEAD AND REASON WITH THE SHERIFF AND 2 WE NEEDED MASSIVE ORGANIZED
>AID TO FIND ONE PERSON BEFORE IT WAS TO LATE.
>FINALLY AFTER 2 HOURS OR SO OF PLEADING AND ARGUING, THE SHERIFF
>BEGAN TO CHANGE HIS TONE AND AGREE TO GET FOREST CREWS AND A HELICOPTER
>BACK IN.THE SHERIFF SET UP A BRIEFING FOR 1130AM. THURSDAY MORNING.
>STARING A MEETING AT THIS LATE HOUR WOULD PRECLUDE ARRIVAL IN THE CANYON
>TO START SEARCHING MUCH BRFORE 3PM.
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>he apparently had been living on guts and adreneline for
>a long time, because once he was safe and comfortable,he collapsed.
>we planned to wait where we were for the 1pm. rendezvous. periodicically
>we threw leaves and green boughs on the signal fire hoping to attract
>attention, disappointed that there was no helicopter.(the first
>helicopter flight wasobserved at 1230pm. but he was never close enough
>overhead to see our fire). at 115pm. we decided that we'd better wait
>no longer and should start to walk out. we tried to carry HIM OUT, but
>this proved impossible due to the roughness of terrain. 1 stayed
>with HIM and I started out for help. 1/2 mile downstream i ran into a
>party of 4 and started making a stretcher and 2 of the party of 4 out
>to get help in the form of growlersberg equip. and crew and to try to get
>radio contact with sheriff's dept.(walkie-talkies the 3 people from
>the forest service had were no good.(the sheriff would only give us 3
>people to search for roger .(because the sheriff said the whole thing
>was a joke. if you call someone who is lost deep,in the forest for 7 days
>a joke thats funny.)but after a veryrough walk to the the top of the canyon.
>helicopter with a winch was call in from the air force and lifted HIM OUT
>out of the canyon in the gloom of dusk. my prime impression of the operation
>is the in explicable reluctance to act and even lack of interest displayed by
>sheriff. he had to be pushed and badgered to do anything, and
>that was always too little. I've always thought that i read in the
>paper about someone being missing,"they" a great efficient rescue
>organization, took over and called in necessary men and equipment.this
>case, there was no "they". HE was saved by dedicated and persistent
>family and friends.
