After missing for 48 hours, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue (SAR) Team has found 49-year-old Jolly Bose of Palo Alto, CA.
Early Tuesday afternoon, the crew onboard the Sheriff’s helicopter, EAGLE One, located Ms. Bose near Ershim Lake. The team landed, contacted her, and transported her to the Sheriff’s Office command post, where she was reunited with family and friends. Bose was uninjured and did not require any medical attention.
Hikers who were with Bose reported her missing on the afternoon of Sunday, October 17th. Bose became separated from her group while on the ridge east of White Bark Vista and Dusy Ershim Trail. She was found approximately 4 ½ miles from that location. Bose endured five inches of new snow and overnight temperatures in the teens.
A total of 35 deputies and volunteers with SAR were deployed to search for Bose each day, around the clock. Drones, helicopters, airplanes, horses, jeeps, and ATVs were all utilized to assist ground search teams. Outside agencies who also helped in this search were Yosemite National Park, California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), and the Marin County Sheriff’s SAR team. The remote search area was at an elevation of more than 10,000 feet and experiencing snowy, icy conditions.
“Women Missing” But only one woman found. Keep looking!
Oops, typo… fixed, thank you!
I’m grateful she was found safe and alive. It looks like she was fairly well prepared with her clothing choices for the hike but I thought the 1st rule in Hike Club was to never separate or leave behind a member of your party no matter what! I’m still in back country awe when someone decides to take pictures or find a tree and the rest of the group decides to meet them down the hill… Oh yeah, check the weather report too – just in case you get lost!