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2 Seriously Injured Hikers Survive 3 Days on Wintry California Mountain Following 800 Foot Fall

Two hikers were stranded for three days in wintry conditions on Tahquitz Peak near Idyllwild, California, after sustaining severe injuries from an 800-foot fall. The incident, which began on Saturday, March 1, 2025, required the coordinated efforts of multiple search and rescue teams from across Southern California, according to a social media post from LASD Search and Rescue. The hikers lost […]

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Unprepared Teen Hikers Rescued From Waist-Deep Snow on Mount Moosilauke, NH

At 6:42 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department received a call from two hikers in waist-deep snow needing assistance. The hikers called for help while making a seven-mile loop on Mount Moosilauke and were on the Snapper Trail. They were having trouble navigating the trail without snowshoes or headlamps, and their cell phones had […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | February 24, 2025
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Snowboarder in Just a Hoody Survives 2 Days in Freezing Mountains After Going Missing From Mountain High Resort, CA

A 35-year-old snowboarder who disappeared during a snowstorm at Mountain High Resort in California was found alive on Tuesday after surviving two nights in freezing temperatures without proper winter gear or supplies. Related: Could You Survive An Unplanned Night Out in the Mountains? Malachi Luis Garcia, a Los Angeles County resident, became separated from his group while snowboarding Sunday afternoon. […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 29, 2025
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Splitboarder Survives Night Alone After Friend Abandons Him in Sierra Nevada Backcountry

A splitboarder had to be rescued from the backcountry in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains on December 29 after his friend left him behind. El Dorado County Search and Rescue (EDSAR) teams responded to the distress call near the junction of Warr Trail and Saxon Creek Trail, also known as Mr. Toads, at around 5 p.m. Related: Hiker Rescued After Unplanned Night […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 6, 2025
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Missing Dog Found at North Vancouver Ski Area Just in Time For The Holidays

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A Christmas miracle happened in Grouse Mountain Resort, located in North Vancouver, on December 14th. Luna, a three-year-old rescue dog from Korea, was finally found by the mountain’s operations team after fending for herself for three weeks. The operations team found Luna huddled under the Olympic Express Chairlift, and she was immediately escorted back to her owners on a snowcat […]

Haleigh Hafner | December 21, 2021
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Kayaker on Epic California to Hawaii Voyage Rescued by Coast Guard 70-Miles Off California Coastline

A kayaker on an epic seventy-day voyage across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii had to be rescued six days in, just seventy miles off the coast. Frenchman Cyril Derreumaux, 44, who set off from Sausalito in his 23-foot ocean kayak on May 31, was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter after he called for help Saturday night. He […]

SwellBrains | June 9, 2021
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VIDEO: Kayakers Rescued Distressed Moose Calf From Swollen River

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69-Year-Old Man Rescued After Spending 17 Nights Lost in Umpqua National Forest, OR Wilderness

After seventeen nights in the wilderness, 69-year-old Harry Burleigh has been found alive and rescued by Search and Rescue crews who never gave up. On Sunday, May 23, 2021, Douglas County Search and Rescue conducted another mission in the area of Calf Creek after Burleigh’s fishing gear was found last weekend. Additional SAR resources were called in from Jackson County, […]

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Canoeist Rescued After Spending 4-Days Stranded by Shore After Losing Canoe to Current in Squamish, BC

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A canoeist stranded on a rock for four days was rescued on Tuesday due only to the serendipitous passing of another kayaker. Also today: Hiker Rescued After Spending 5-Days Lost in Angeles National Forest, CA Wilderness Steve Best was paddling his kayak through Howe Sound near Squamish, BC. As he rounded a corner he saw the man stranded by the […]

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Family Stranded in Californian Mountains Flagged Off-Duty Firefighters After 9 Passing Cars Ignored Waves for Help

A family of four stranded in deep snow in the mountains north of Lake Tahoe were lucky that a passing fire truck stopped and came to their rescue. During the last weekend of March, Paul and Chris Harper and their two children, a 10-year and a 4-year-old, were on their way to check out the cinder cones in Lassen Volcanic National […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 27, 2021
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No Evidence of Fraud Found in Investigation of Woman’s 12-Day Disappearance in Zion National Park, UT

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Authorities found no evidence supporting fraud surrounding the investigation of Holly Suzanne Courtier, a 38-year-old woman who went missing for 12-days in Zion National Park, UT last year. Courtier’s disappearance went viral after Washington County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Sgt. Darrell Cashin found aspects of the story that did not add up. Courtier’s family set up a GoFundMe several days […]

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Dominic Gawel | March 17, 2021
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Injured Surfer Rescued After Writing HELP on the Sand in Auckland, NZ

On Wednesday, February 18, Ben Searancke left his home to go surf alone at Karekare Beach. Karekare Beach is a remote beach on the western shores of Aukland. Searancke was swept into rocks and lost his board. He eventually was swept to shore in Mercer Bay to the north with a deep laceration on his leg. After two hours of […]

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Dominic Gawel | February 19, 2021
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Backcountry Skier Airlifted Out of Alaskan Backcountry After Being Mauled by Bear

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The Alaska Coast Guard hoisted a skier from the backcountry near Haines on Saturday after he was mauled by a bear. A helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka hoisted the man who suffered injuries to his head and hands after being attacked on a mountain during a backcountry skiing outing. He was flown to Juneau and placed in the care […]

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Snowshoer Missing in Mount Rainier National Park, WA Survives Overnight in 16ºF Snowstorm

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On Sunday, November 8, a snowshoer missing overnight was located and rescued from the Nisqually River drainage below Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park, WA. The snowshoer was last seen on Saturday, November 7th at 1:45 pm, when he and his partner separated below the Muir Snowfield at an elevation of 9,500’. Related: Search Resumes for Hiker Missing for 2-Weeks […]

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Lone Climber Survives Horrific 1,300-Foot Fall Down Colorado Mountain

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A climber was lucky to survive when he fell 1,300-feet down a Colorado mountain before slamming hard into a rock field. The 22-year-old man suffered serious lower-body injuries and had to be rescued by Black Hawk helicopter from the side of 12,821-foot Mount Neva in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. He was attempting to climb the technical Juliet couloir. The lone […]

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CragBrains | June 12, 2020
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Young Autistic Boy Rescued After Spending Two Days Lost on Freezing Mountain

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A young autistic boy lost on an Australian mountain for two days in freezing conditions has been rescued after being found hiding in bushland. The 14-year-old, with non-verbal autism, became separated from his family while they were hiking Mount Disappointment on Monday. Related: 2 Hikers Survived 18-Days Lost and Without Food in ‘Middle Earth’ Hundreds of people including local volunteers took […]

Oz Brains | June 10, 2020
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VIDEO: Snowmobilers Dig Out Moose Trapped in DEEP Tree Well

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Skier Rescued Following Overnight 8-Hour Search After Leaving Vermont Resort Boundary

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A 17-year-old skier missing overnight for more than 8-hours after skiing out of bounds in Vermont was finally found safe and alive Saturday morning. Related: Bolton Valley, VT Report: Nighttime Turns At Vermont’s ‘Best Kept Secret’ Vermont State Police received a call that Josh Arsenault, 17, of Fremont, NH had not returned to Bolton Valley Ski Resort. His vehicle was […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 10, 2020
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Stranded Snowboarder Rescued from Precarious Spot Just Outside Grouse Mountain Resort, BC

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A snowboarder found himself in trouble after straying out of bounds on Grouse Mountain, BC on Monday. Alone, and realizing the danger he was in, he called for help on his cell phone and had to be rescued by a North Shore Rescue helicopter crew. “He realized he was out of bounds and in a really bad area,” Mike Danks, […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 22, 2020
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Friends Dig Out Snowboarder Buried Under 2-Feet of Snow After Avalanche on Donner Pass, CA

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A snowboarder was rescued after being buried by an avalanche at the summit of Donner Pass in Nevada County on Monday, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center. Related: 29-Year-Old Female Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche in Colorado on Sunday The avalanche was triggered around noon by nine snowboarders on the north side of Castle Peak. According to a report, the […]

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AvyBrains | December 11, 2019
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